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Sincerity or self-branding: what defines millennial music?

FT Life of a Song by Financial Times

Apr 20, 201821:15Arts

From the unstoppable rise of hip-hop to the 'millennial whoop', what does today's new music sound like? And how has social media changed the relationship between artists and fans? Harriet Fitch Little, India Ross and Gri...

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