Mozart is the new Kanye — and other surprising book, movie and music trends during the age of coronavirus
But instead of watching comedies like “The Hangover” or “Broad City,” Americans are watching dramas like “Contagion” on Netflix NFLX, +0.84%,renting “Donnie Darko” on Amazon Prime, YouTube GOOG, +0.50% GOOGL, +0.63% and iTunes AAPL, +0.61% and “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Hulu DIS, +2.90%.
They’re also listening to more Mozart and other classical music and Louis Armstrong than mainstream artists like Kanye West and Billie Eilish, according to data from TasteDive, a recommendation engine.
... Since shelter in place orders were enacted in early March, interest in classical music has gone up by nearly 13% compared to the same time last year. Meanwhile, dance and electronica music dropped by almost 20%, TasteDive found.
New Yorkers have also been listening to “Missing Sounds of New York,” a collection of audio from the subway to night clubs before coronavirus, produced by the New York Public Library in partnership with creative agency Mother New York.
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