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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 18 MIN

Is 'new' music a dying genre?

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When was the last time you had the thrill of discovering a brand new song from a brand new artist, and it made you feel the way you did hearing Midnight Oil for the first time? Or Kylie Minogue. Or the Beastie Boys. New research shows a dramatic decline in sales of new music over the last 20 years, and it's creating a nostalgia-spiral that could mean even when you want to find new music it all sounds the same.

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