With over 90% of the global population listening to music everyday, Can we really survive without listening to music?
A study carried out by the Statista Research Department revealed that 68% of Adults aged 18-34 reported listening to music everyday, in June 2019. Different Ages appreciated listening to a variety in their genres of music. Older Generations claimed to enjoy "rock n' roll" aswell as "country music", accustoming to their musical preferences.
In contrary, the Younger Generation proved to enjoy genres of "Pop" and "Rap", with the top 3 listened to Artists on Spotify being: Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd.
Although, the different generations have different ways in listening to music. For example, the Younger Generation stream their music with Youtube or Spotify. However, the Older Generation are more likely to listen to music with vinyl records.
Despite the varied methods and genres in which the generations listen to music. One thing is made clear, that all listeners allow music to express themselves in ways words could never.
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