Musical Preferences of Teenagers and Adults: Evidence from a Spanish-Speaking Sample

2021 ◽  
pp. 102986492110046
Author(s):  
João F. Soares-Quadros ◽  
Lucas G. Cardoso de Sá ◽  
Carmen M. Román-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Musical Structure ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Cultural Roots ◽  
Music Model ◽  
Effective Instrument ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Musical Genres ◽  
Online Streaming ◽  
Musical Preferences

Music consumption is widely recognized as an important facet of everyday life, and the use of algorithms by online streaming services to suggest songs has aroused a growing scientific interest in how musical preferences are structured. However, existing studies have failed to include Latin genres of music. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop and validate a measure to assess the musical preferences of Spanish-speaking teenagers and adults. To do this, two independent studies were developed ( N1 = 312 Spanish teenagers; N2 = 345 Spanish-speaking adults) using an instrument based on a theoretical structure consisting of 20 musical genres, which reflects the MUSIC model. The results indicated the exclusion of reggaetón for both groups, and confirmed the proposed theory of five dimensions of musical preferences: (a) Intense: emphasis on low sounds and use of electronic instruments; (b) Sophisticated: complex musical structure, dissonant harmonies, and melodies that explore unconventional patterns and diversified rhythms; (c) Contemporary: striking rhythm, emphasis on percussion and electronic instruments, versatility in the prosodic construction of lyrics, and often linked to themes such as inequality and social injustice; (d) Moving: strong connection to dance, especially partner dances, with strong potential for socialization; (e) Unpretentious: music with strong cultural roots specific to the research context. In conclusion, the Scale for Musical Preferences Assessment proved to be an effective instrument for assessing the musical preferences of teenagers and adults, presenting a standard structure for both groups, although there were differences in their perception of musical genres.

scholarly journals The Song Remains the Same: A Replication and Extension of the MUSIC Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Rentfrow ◽  
Lewis R. Goldberg ◽  
David J. Stillwell ◽  
Michal Kosinski ◽  
Samuel D. Gosling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Psychological Attributes ◽  
Musical Excerpts ◽  
Music Structure ◽  
Music Model ◽  
Musical Genres ◽  
Robust Framework ◽  
Musical Preferences

there is overwhelming anecdotal and empirical evidence for individual differences in musical preferences. However, little is known about what drives those preferences. Are people drawn to particular musical genres (e.g., rap, jazz) or to certain musical properties (e.g., lively, loud)? Recent findings suggest that musical preferences can be conceptualized in terms of five orthogonal dimensions: Mellow, Unpretentious, Sophisticated, Intense, and Contemporary (conveniently, MUSIC). The aim of the present research is to replicate and extend that work by empirically examining the hypothesis that musical preferences are based on preferences for particular musical properties and psychological attributes as opposed to musical genres. Findings from Study 1 replicated the five-factor MUSIC structure using musical excerpts from a variety of genres and subgenres and revealed musical attributes that differentiate each factor. Results from Studies 2 and 3 show that the MUSIC structure is recoverable using musical pieces from only the jazz and rock genres, respectively. Taken together, the current work provides strong evidence that preferences for music are determined by specific musical attributes and that the MUSIC model is a robust framework for conceptualizing and measuring such preferences.

scholarly journals Music consumption in Brazil: an analysis of streaming reproductions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Gabriel Borges Vaz de Melo ◽  
Ana Flávia Machado ◽  
Lucas Resende de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Digital Music ◽  
Replacement Model ◽  
Music Consumption ◽  
Musical Taste ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Musical Genres ◽  
The Way

Music is one of the cultural segments that most adapts and innovates, as observed in the recent rise of streaming services. The consumption of digital music has altered the dynamics of the market and the way people enjoy it. The aim of this article is to show trends and tastes of Brazilian individuals, taking into account musical genres. For this purpose, it uses data of playlists collected from the Spotify streaming platform through its API. The results show that genres such as sertanejo universitário and international pop have great national reach. However, other national genres and artists with less popularity have a relevant and distinct demand in some Brazilian cities. Our analysis indicates both the maintenance of the traditional consumption as the rise of the mass-replacement model. Therefore, a regionalization of the musical taste in Brazil is evidenced,which suggests a potential of musical niches in the context of the streaming market.

Trudeau begins his third term with continuity

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
French Language ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Liberal Government ◽  
Online Streaming ◽  
Canadian Content

Significance The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is beginning its third term with an emphasis on post-pandemic issues. While there was little new in the speech, which mostly signalled a continuation of existing policies, more action is likely on environmental and Indigenous reconciliation issues. Impacts New legislation will underpin the equality of the French language with English in federally regulated workplaces. Reform of the Broadcasting Act to cover online streaming services will require them to generate more Canadian content. Substantial increases in the foreign aid budget are likely, as are new diplomatic efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. Promises of renewed investment in defence are likely to be downgraded given the emphasis on social spending.

scholarly journals Personalized Online Live Video Streaming Using Softmax-Based Multinomial Classification

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2297
Author(s):  
Kyeongseon Kim ◽  
Dohyun Kwon ◽  
Joongheon Kim ◽  
Aziz Mohaisen
Keyword(s):  
Video Streaming ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
Video Quality ◽  
Live Video ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Online Streaming ◽  
Over The Top ◽  
User Content

As the demand for over-the-top and online streaming services exponentially increases, many techniques for Quality of Experience (QoE) provisioning have been studied. Users can take actions (e.g., skipping) while streaming a video. Therefore, we should consider the viewing pattern of users rather than the network condition or video quality. In this context, we propose a proactive content-loading algorithm for improving per-user personalized preferences using multinomial softmax classification. Based on experimental results, the proposed algorithm has a personalized per-user content waiting time that is significantly lower than that of competing algorithms.

Online streaming will transform media consumption

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
General Data Protection Regulation ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
The Media ◽  
General Data ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Media Firms ◽  
Online Streaming

Subject Online streaming. Significance US media firms CBS and Viacom announced their merger yesterday, having split in 2006; this will create a 30-billion-dollar entity and economies of scale that will help the firm compete in online streaming. The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom’s annual media review on August 7 shows that 40% of viewers now watch TV and film largely through online video. Indeed, streaming on online platforms such as Twitch is becoming more popular than conventional media forms, and UK subscriptions to streaming services overtook subscriptions to traditional TV services for the first time last year. Impacts Competition will intensify -- AT&T, Comcast, Disney and Apple are starting streaming services to compete with Amazon, CBS, Hulu and Netflix. Online streaming has vast potential beyond the media, for example in training in sectors such as medicine, and in workplaces more broadly. Insufficient regulation of appropriate online content and advertising risks creating obstacles that may curb the rise of streaming. Methods will improve to monitor and punish illegal streaming, but cybersecurity will still struggle to keep pace. The EU General Data Protection Regulation is causing reports of data breaches to rise, risking reduced user faith in online platforms.

scholarly journals The Effect of User Experience on Customer Satisfaction on Netflix Streaming Services in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 573-577
Author(s):  
Mario Alberto Jose Martins ◽  
Setyo Riyanto
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Streaming Media ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Media Streaming ◽  
Current Technology ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Online Streaming ◽  
Internet Network

Technology has become increasingly sophisticated, all forms offered in the development of very cutting-edge technology. Current technology is supported by a strong internet network base that presents various kinds of creativity. One that gets attention is the widespread use of online streaming media as a basis in an online streaming media streaming plan that is Netflix. This research will discuss where the user experience of Netflix Online Streaming Media Customer Satisfaction. The results of this study were drawn from 150 respondents who are always actively using Netflix online streaming media. This research only focused on the Jakarta area, Indonesia, which is the largest city in Indonesia

scholarly journals Age trends in musical preferences in adulthood: 2. Sources of social influences as determinants of preferences

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arielle Bonneville-Roussy ◽  
John Rust
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Psychological Determinants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Age Trends ◽  
Musical Genres ◽  
Musical Preferences

Using the Music Preferences in Adulthood Model (MPAM, Bonneville-Roussy et al., 2017), an integrative model of the psychological determinants of musical preferences in adulthood, the main objective of this article is to investigate how different sources of social influences may affect age trends in musical preferences in adulthood. More specifically, we examine how the social network (such as family and peers), and psychological interpersonal dispositions (such as one’s psychological tendencies towards conformity) may influence these age trends. In two studies with a total sample size of over 950 adults, we examine how social influence variables are associated with age trends in musical preferences, measured with music genres and music clips (samples of musical audio recordings). Results revealed that the social network and interpersonal dispositions are related to preferences for different musical dimensions. These relationships were stronger for the musical genres dimensions as compared with the musical clips dimensions. In addition, our findings showed that dispositions toward conformity moderate the relations between age and musical preferences in adulthood. Those results confirm that social influences, especially the interpersonal disposition towards conformity, are important in the adoption of different musical preferences as adults evolve in age. The results are discussed within a lifespan developmental psychology of music perspective.

scholarly journals The Sexual Politics of Blood: Theorizing an Ecology of Gendered Animality and Posthuman Possibilities Through Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kailey Havelock
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Politics ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Aesthetics And Politics ◽  
Buffy The Vampire Slayer ◽  
Girl Power ◽  
Television Network ◽  
20Th Anniversary ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Online Streaming

First airing at the turn of the millennium, Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) held primetime slots on the WB Television Network for the first five seasons and the United Paramount Network for the final two. The show has since sustained a significant following among fans and scholarly audiences through its recent migration to online streaming services like Netflix. The considerable media attention garnered by the 20th anniversary of the series premiere demonstrates this continued cultural relevance.¹ Yet the eponymous heroine is—to borrow Buffy’s own words—“carbon dated” (“Welcome to the Hellmouth”). She remains an icon of Girl Power, embodying the distinctive aesthetics and politics of 1990s mainstream feminism—an evident counterweight to the patriarchal hegemony of preceding young-adult supernatural dramas.

Variety in Self-Expression Undermines Self-Continuity

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 725-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline R Rifkin ◽  
Jordan Etkin
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Music Television ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Online Streaming ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Over Time

Abstract From dating profiles and social media accounts to online streaming services, consumers are often asked to express who they are by constructing an assortment. Apple Music, for example, asks new users to indicate “two or more” of their favorite types of music when they create an account. But while consumers might create such self-expressive assortments to communicate who they are, could the composition of these assortments also affect how people see themselves? Seven studies demonstrate that perceiving greater variety in a self-expressive assortment undermines self-continuity. This occurs because variety leads consumers to infer that their preferences are less stable, thereby decreasing the belief that their identity stays the same over time. Variety’s effect generalizes across multiple domains of self-expression (e.g., books, music, television) and has downstream consequences for service evaluation and even unrelated decision-making (e.g., intertemporal tradeoffs). The findings advance understanding of how choice shapes identity, the role of variety in consumers’ lives, and factors that affect self-continuity. The results also have implications for the marketers who encourage (and the consumers who construct) self-expressive assortments.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document