How Covid Changed Music (So Far)

It's no surprise the pandemic has led to increased music consumption—the weirder part is what's being consumed.

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A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how September 11th altered the course of popular music, and not in the way most people probably felt it did. The Nu Metal and hard-edged hip-hop that kicked off the decade quickly gave way to the dominant sound: disposable “butt rock” from the likes …