Worship songs don’t last as long as they used to. The average lifespan of a widely sung worship song is about a third of what it was 30 years ago, according to a study that will be published in the magazineWorship Leader in January. …
… the average arc of a worship song’s popularity has dramatically shortened, from 10 to 12 years to a mere 3 or 4. The researchers don’t know why. …
Scholars who study Christian music, however, say it is probably not the songs themselves that are driving the change, but the way music is distributed.
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