
Lots of people enjoy listening to music, but their tastes are quite different. Why do you like some musicians and others not at all? A study made in Israel and the USA tried to explain this phenomenon. The results are quite surprising. The researchers made a connection between the personality of the musicians and their fans. That occurs even when consumers ascribe an individual character to the musician without actually knowing it in detail. That also offers musicians the chance to earn money with it. 80,000 Respondents Favorite Music Musicologists have long been concerned with this question. What is in common between the type of personality and musical taste? There is no surprise that we prefer melancholy songs in sad phases and cheerful music in functional aspects. But what are the factors that shape our taste? Researchers from Barl Ilan University in Tel Aviv and Columbia Business School wanted to describe it. The psychologists went to work and recently published a study The self-congruity effect of music. They asked 80,000 people about this, so the results are certainly representative. Based on the specified music preferences, the scientists came to an astonishing conclusion. Who Likes Taylor Swift or Coldplay? Respondents preferred...
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