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Chris Dalla Riva
Music journalist and data analyst who writes the newsletter Can't Get Much Higher and authored the book Uncharted Territory about what numbers reveal about hit songs and popular music history.
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Nov 5, 2025
• 39min
Why Every Hit Pop Song Sounds the Same Now
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Chris Dalla Riva, a music journalist and data analyst, dives into the evolution of pop music and its cultural reflections. He reveals surprising trends, such as the dominance of teenage tragedy songs in the late 1950s. Discussing shifts from professional songwriters to artist-driven compositions, he highlights how technology and media reshaped music consumption. Dalla Riva also discusses TikTok's influence on anonymity in pop stardom and the potential future of AI in music production, alongside a quirky fact about a hit song penned by a U.S. vice president.
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