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  • The rise of World Music: Young listeners in the US are falling for non-English speaking artists

    01/16/2024 12:56:21 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 70 replies
    Euronews ^ | 11/01/2024 | Anca Ulea
    Music lovers in the US, the world’s biggest music streaming market, listened to more music in other languages than English in 2023, according to a new report. The times sure are a-changin’… The days when global music artists had to sing in English to sell records internationally appear to be far behind us, if the latest streaming data is anything to go by. Listeners on music streaming platforms are increasingly embracing music in languages other than English, according to the 2023 Luminate Year-End Music Report. The genre known as “World Music,” once a niche label reserved for (Western) music snobs,...