The creation of iTunes meant artists couldn't release more experimental tracks near the end of an album anymore, every song had to be a single.
The creation of Spotify meant hit songwriters wrote songs in a way to keep the listener streaming for at least 30 seconds to collect the stat
And then Til Tok happened and the art of songwriting is completely turned on its head.

This episode is about the dumbing down of songwriting from the creativity in writing hooks, to the length of songs. Music is not what it used to be.