., rock, rock and roll, hip-hop, grunge, heavy metal, rhythm and blues, punk, soul, techno, funk, rap, house). ... The Tin Pan Alley era initially specialized in ballads and novelty songs but later began to incorporate popular styles of the period, including ragtime, jazz, and blues. ... Adorno contends that the standardization of popular songs leads to compliant consumers because songs are heard in accordance with other standardized popular songs. Essentially, popular songs do their listening for them. ... In the 1980's and 1990's, sampling technologies and digitization led to the e...

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