Analysis of 377,812 songs from 1960-2023 reveals a shift in moral themes appearing in popular music lyrics over the last 60 years, with an increase in references to vices (language linked to harm, cheating, subversion and degradation) and decline in mentions of virtues (such as care and decency)

Analysis of 377,812 songs from 1960-2023 reveals a shift in moral themes appearing in popular music lyrics over the last 60 years, with an increase in references to vices (language linked to harm, cheating, subversion and degradation) and decline in mentions of virtues (such as care and decency)