Q2 Hit Songwriting Trends In Pop

Record Setting Shifts in Lead Vocal Gender, Instrumentation, Sub-Genres, Song Structure & More

The second quarter of the year yielded some major shifts in Hit Songwriting Trends.

Highlights include:

• Which of the most popular Pop sub-genre categories hit its lowest level in over a year

• The 3 Pop sub-genre categories that are on the rise

• Key structural shifts that affected the majority of top 10 Pop hits

• Which primary instrumentation category rose to a 3 year high, and which sunk to its lowest level in over 3 years

Read this report to see what’s in, what’s out and what trends are shaping today’s chart-topping Pop songs!