People across the globe spend more time listening to music amid pandemic, study says

Romar Fernando

October 22, 2021

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  Music fans across the globe are spending more time listening to music since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, October 21, Thursday.

  A study conducted by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the recorded music industry’s representative body, stated that about 18.4 hours a week on average equating to listening to 368 three-minute songs with significant subscription to audio and video streaming sites.

  It was said that around 87% said music lifted their spirits during the pandemic while 68% of 16- to 19-year olds said new releases from their favorite singers soothed them during the pandemic.

  “The research finds that not only are fans listening to more music, but that they are also seizing opportunities to engage with new, dynamic, and immersive music experiences,” IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore said in the report.

  The study was titled as ‘Engaging with Music 2021,’ which described as one of the largest study of its kind where the sampling was 43,000 music fans in 21 countries.

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