Similarity Analysis of Modern Genre Music Based on Billboard Hits
Mainstream music can be popularly categorized into specific genres: Rock, Country, Hip Hop, contemporary rhythm and blues (R&B) and Pop. Music of these genres are continually complied on the Billboard music charts based on popularity. This paper explores the uniqueness of these genres and...
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| description | Mainstream music can be popularly categorized into specific genres: Rock, Country, Hip Hop, contemporary rhythm and blues (R&B) and Pop. Music of these genres are continually complied on the Billboard music charts based on popularity. This paper explores the uniqueness of these genres and the possible melding of acoustic characteristics over time. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) are applied to timbral and non-timbral characteristics and compared for each genre. Results show that Hip Hop and Pop maintained a unique distinction over time compared to the other genres while Rock, Country and R&B began to share similar acoustic characteristics within recent times. Further analysis make an attempt to predict the trend of the acoustic nature of genres. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bba5ee53ed634645af69c177d5243a042022-12-21T19:43:13ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362021-01-01914491614492610.1109/ACCESS.2021.31223869584889Similarity Analysis of Modern Genre Music Based on Billboard HitsAkash Pooransingh0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4442-3625Dylan Dhoray1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4092-3526Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoMainstream music can be popularly categorized into specific genres: Rock, Country, Hip Hop, contemporary rhythm and blues (R&B) and Pop. Music of these genres are continually complied on the Billboard music charts based on popularity. This paper explores the uniqueness of these genres and the possible melding of acoustic characteristics over time. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) are applied to timbral and non-timbral characteristics and compared for each genre. Results show that Hip Hop and Pop maintained a unique distinction over time compared to the other genres while Rock, Country and R&B began to share similar acoustic characteristics within recent times. Further analysis make an attempt to predict the trend of the acoustic nature of genres.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9584889/Music information retrievalprincipal component analysisacoustic applications |
| spellingShingle | Akash Pooransingh Dylan Dhoray Similarity Analysis of Modern Genre Music Based on Billboard Hits IEEE Access Music information retrieval principal component analysis acoustic applications |
| title | Similarity Analysis of Modern Genre Music Based on Billboard Hits |
| title_full | Similarity Analysis of Modern Genre Music Based on Billboard Hits |
| title_fullStr | Similarity Analysis of Modern Genre Music Based on Billboard Hits |
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| title_short | Similarity Analysis of Modern Genre Music Based on Billboard Hits |
| title_sort | similarity analysis of modern genre music based on billboard hits |
| topic | Music information retrieval principal component analysis acoustic applications |
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