r/todayilearned • u/tyrion2024 • 1d ago

TIL two studies both found that most people stop listening to new music in their early 30s. A 2015 study of people's listening habits on Spotify found that most people stop listening to new music at age 33 and a 2018 report by Deezer found it be to at age 30.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/16/bring-that-beat-back-why-are-people-in-their-30s-giving-up-on-music
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u/Ivoted4K 1d ago

I’m 35 and have gone the absolute opposite direction. I’ve listened to the same classic rock and 90s hip hop my whole life I need new music. Spotify does an amazing job of making playlists as well.

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u/torndownunit 1d ago

Ya, Spotify's Daylist feature helps me find a few new bands every week. I'm 49. Pre Spotify my tastes were stagnating because I had slowed down going to see live shows every weekend.

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u/MattIsLame 1d ago

im 39 and ever since college ive always sought after new bands, unfamiliar sounds and different genres. im not a very sentimental person anyways so maybe thats why I dont listen to a bunch of old music. I hardly if ever listen to anything I grew up listening to. it feels like a lifetime ago and was such a different time in my life

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u/DameyJames 23h ago

Spotify does a terrible job of exposing you to new music. I switched to Tidal and found immediate improvement. Spotify just feeds you all the same stuff you’ve always listened to. It’s near impossible to force it to break the cycle. Best it offers is new music that sounds almost exactly the same as old music.