This statistic illustrates the share of Americans who listened to Jazz and Blues. As of September 2024, ** percent of 18 - 29 year old consumers do so in the U.S. This is according to exclusive results from the Consumer Insights Global survey which shows that ** percent of 30 - 49 year old customers also fall into this category.Statista Consumer Insights offer you all results of our exclusive Statista surveys, based on more than ********* interviews.

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the level of interest in jazz music in Germany from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, **** million Germans were highly interested in listening to jazz music.The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis (Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse or AWA in German) determines attitudes, consumer habits and media usage of the population in Germany on a broad statistical basis.

According to a study carried out by Deezer in May 2018, the most popular genre among Americans was rock music, with 56.8 percent of respondents stating that they were currently listening to music within this genre as of the date of survey. Pop and country music were the second and third most popular genres respectively, and 20.2 percent of respondents said they preferred jazz.

The appeal of rock and pop music

The broad appeal of rock and pop music can in part be attributed to how both genres often blend seamlessly into one another and influence other music styles. Heavy rock bands like Led Zeppelin and AC/DC are often more divisive than melodic rock groups like Bon Jovi or Genesis, just like pop music which strays into R&B territory or is better associated with hip hop or EDM. Each have their appeal to fans with different tastes, and the versatility of rock and pop (and music which combines the two) allows such music to reach adults of all ages and backgrounds.

Rock albums also account for the majority of vinyl album sales in the United States, with pop albums ranking second. However, although the resurgence of vinyl has to a certain extent been reliant on the rock genre, this is not the case when it comes to digital music consumption. Rap and hip hop accounted for 22.8 percent of music video streams in the U.S. in 2018, whereas for rock music videos the share was just 7.1 percent. Rock fared similarly when it came to audio streams, once again losing out to rap and hip hop. Taking such data into consideration, it would seem that rock music fans are generally more drawn to traditional formats and are less inclined to enjoy their music via streaming platforms.

The statistic provides data on favorite music genres among consumers in the United States as of July 2018, sorted by age group. According to the source, 52 percent of respondents aged 16 to 19 years old stated that pop music was their favorite music genre, compared to 19 percent of respondents aged 65 or above. Country music in the United States – additional information

In 2012, country music topped the list; 27.6 percent of respondents picked it among their three favorite genres. A year earlier, the result was one percent lower, which allowed classic rock to take the lead. The figures show, however, the genre’s popularity across the United States is unshakeable and it has also been spreading abroad. This could be demonstrated by the international success of (among others) Shania Twain or the second place the Dutch country duo “The Common Linnets” received in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, singing “Calm after the storm.”

The genre is also widely popular among American teenagers, earning the second place and 15.3 percent of votes in a survey in August 2012. The first place and more than 18 percent of votes was awarded to pop music, rock scored 13.1 percent and landed in fourth place. Interestingly, Christian music made it to top five with nine percent of votes. The younger generation is also widely represented among country music performers with such prominent names as Taylor Swift (born in 1989), who was the highest paid musician in 2015, and Hunter Hayes (born in 1991).

Country music is also able to attract crowds (and large sums of money) to live performances. Luke Bryan’s tour was the most successful tour in North America in 2016 based on ticket sales as almost 1.43 million tickets were sold for his shows. Fellow country singer, Garth Brooks, came second on the list, selling 1.4 million tickets for his tour in North America in 2016.

BackgroundJazz method books often advise students to “learn it in all keys,” yet most present examples in only one or two keys (if that, as they start from C, the easiest key, and usually stop there). For many "classically-trained" players—especially those who check fingerings, enharmonics, and voice-leading by reading—the absence of complete, notated materials is a barrier. While most scales can be internalized as Whole (W) / Half (H) step patterns, important exceptions (e.g., harmonic and melodic minor, octatonic, whole tone, and blues) are aided by having notated patterns in front of us.AimsTo generate clear, consistent notation-first worksheets for common jazz scales in every key; to display each scale’s step pattern beneath the notes; and to automate transposition and engraving so practice and self-checking require no manual setup.This is part of a long-term journey to become fluent in jazz improvisation by incorporating AI to automate the boring parts so I can focus on practicing (and listening).MethodsA generative engraving pipeline -- using GKT (my initials) the author and Chat-GPT5 -- was implemented with Abjad (3.25) for score construction and LilyPond for rendering. Scales are defined once (rooted on C) using W/H patterns, with explicit handling of exceptions (e.g., W+H in harmonic minor; alternating H–W / W–H for octatonic; all-whole steps for whole tone; fixed pitch sets for blues and pentatonics). The program transposes to any pitch class, selects a sensible key signature (major/minor), beams eighths, prints the scale/chord label at bar start, and inserts a system break after every second measure to yield two scales per staff line.EvaluationCorrectness was checked across 12 keys by (a) verifying pitch sequences and step labels against scale definitions, (b) confirming first notes begin on beat one with complete measures, (c) inspecting enharmonic spelling under the chosen key signature, and (d) informal practice trials to assess readability and page economy.These 12-key versions are all provided as downloadable and printable scores.ResultsMy tool automatically produces full worksheets per key for major and modes, melodic and harmonic minor, whole tone, octatonic (half–whole and whole–half), blues, and pentatonic scales. Each chart shows two scales per system with embedded W/H patterns, enabling musicians to practice and check their knowledge in every key—addressing a persistent gap in jazz pedagogy where materials rarely show all keys.AcknowledgmentsThis work was inspired in part by the Jamey Aebersold play-along series and its long-standing emphasis on practicing in all keys. His Jazz Handbook is a genius work that should be studied by all musicians (not just those interested in jazz).

In 2018, hip-hop and rap music accounted for 21.7 percent of total music consumption in the United States, more than double the percentage of R&B music sales. Other highly popular genres included pop and rock music, whereas just 1.1 percent of all music sold in the U.S. in 2018 was jazz.

Why are some genres more popular than others? 

Whilst music is a highly subjective medium in terms of the listener’s taste and preferences, the top genres in terms of consumption tend not to fluctuate heavily. The catchiness and familiarity of pop music is appealing to a wide range of music fans. Pop songs tend to be easy to listen to and remember, usually feature simple, snappy lyrics to avoid polarizing listeners, making pop overall less divisive than other genres because it is designed to generate mass appeal.

Conversely, religious music by its very nature is a niche genre in that it encompasses, describes or advocates certain beliefs, giving it the equal ability to alienate some listeners while appealing enormously to others, depending on their religious stance.

The hit genre of 2018 was hip-hop and rap, a music style notorious for its tendency to divide listeners. Singer Drake arguably influenced sales within the genre that year, with ‘Scorpion’ topping the list of best-selling albums in the United States based on total streams and ‘Scary Hours’ also making the top ten. Drake came tenth in the list of most successful music tours in North America, with revenue from his live concerts amounting to 79 million U.S. dollars, and second in the ranking was Jay-Z and Beyoncé with 166.4 million dollars in revenue, artists whose music is also strongly aligned with the rap and hip-hop genre.

Other artists in the genre who achieved significant influence in 2018 include Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Cardi B, Travis Scott and Post Malone, many of whom released songs that year which garnered hundreds of millions of audio streams. The sheer amount of hip-hop and rap music flooding the music industry has had a profound effect on the genre’s popularity, and musicians in the category tend to be prolific songwriters and active social media users. Equally, artists in the genre are arguably passionate about creating music which challenges social norms in a way that rock music has always been famous for.

Music plays a more important role in our life than just being an entertainment. For example, it can be used as anti-anxiety therapy of human and animals. However, the unsafe listening of loud music triggers hearing loss in millions of young people and professional musicians (rock, jazz, and symphony orchestra) due to exposure to damaging sound levels using personal audio devices or at noisy entertainment venues including nightclubs, discotheques, bars, and concerts. Therefore, it is important to understand how loud music affects us.

In this pioneering study on healthy mice, we discover that loud rock music below the safety threshold causes opening of the blood-brain barrier (OBBB), which plays an vital role in protecting the brain from viruses, bacteria and toxins. We clearly demonstrate that listening loud music during 2 hrs in an intermittent adaptive regime is accompanied by delayed (1h after music exposure) and short-lasting (during 1-4 hrs) OBBB to low and high molecular weight co...

Data on the distribution of streamed music consumption in the United States showed that rock music accounted for ** percent of all on-demand audio and video streams in 2021. The leading genre by streams was, as is almost always the case, R&B and hip-hop. Most streamed artists The demand for streamed audio content is growing year by year, and in 2021, the number of paid music streaming subscribers in the United States exceeded ** million. So which musicians are topping the digital charts? Based on the most recent data, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, and Ed Sheeran were the top artists on Spotify based on monthly listeners in 2022. The top-10 ranking was visibly dominated by pop singers and bands that year, although Doja Cat and Eminem were the acts that amassed the largest monthly audience within the R&B and hip-hop genre. Keeping it classical A closer look at the distribution of music consumption in the U.S. by genre and format reveals that fans of jazz, rock, and classical music were among the most likely to listen to artists via physical formats. Between ** and ** percent of surveyed respondents stated that they listened to these genres via physical albums, which was above the industry average. One reason for this sense of audio nostalgia could be that these genres are particularly popular with listeners from older, less tech-savvy generations.

The statistic presents the preferred music genres of the average U.S. teenage internet user as of August 2012. During the survey, 15.3 percent of respondents stated they would choose country music if they could only listen to one genre of music for the rest of their lives. The most popular answer was pop, which 18.4 percent of respondents selected as the one genre of music they would listen to for the rest of their lives. According to the recent data, however, hip-hop/rap is the genre that is most consumed in the United States. In 2016, this genre accounted for 18.2 percent of all music songs consumed. Pop came in second place with 15.3 percent.

Preferred music genres of U.S. teens - additional information

While popular music ultimately prevails among the 13- to 19-year old age group, their allegiance to country music aligns with the preferences of rest of the population, among which country music ousted classic rock as the most popular genre in the United States.

Teenagers tend to rely on their friends to discover new music, but the majority of them never actually purchase music, or they purchase very little. This does not mean that teens do not discover new music often; besides traditional radio, the advent of online music streaming through platforms such as YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify has made it easier than ever for consumers to listen to music for minimal or no cost. In fact, listening to music online is one of the most common activities for teens and young adults in the U.S. to do when using the internet .

Music piracy is also of growing concern in the United States, especially among the younger, tech-savvy generations. Despite the availability of free music sources, almost a third of teens have pirated music or movies, and more than half of the music collections of Americans under 30 years of age has been copied, ripped, or downloaded for free. The United States leads the world in the volume of music pirated via BitTorrent.