Are big album releases linked to more US road deaths?
- Researchers examined 10 major US album-release days between 2017 and 2022, including releases by Taylor Swift and Kanye West.
- On those days, Spotify streaming rose about 43%, while US traffic deaths were 15.1% higher than on nearby comparison days.
- Researchers suggest drivers may be more distracted while searching for or playing new music, but the study does not prove that album releases directly caused the crashes.
Source: indianexpress.com
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