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In the 18th century, history painting was the top genre and every other kind of art was inferior.
"Crime and mystery podcasts are a top genre for our users, and Parcast has had significant success creating hit series while building a loyal and growing fan base," Dawn Ostroff, Spotify's chief content officer, said in a statement.
It also will return your top genre of the year.
In related news, emo rap was the top genre that grew on the streaming platform this year.
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Over the past several years, an elite group of "nerd-lebrities" ranging from stars of top genre-oriented shows like The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus to cult favorites like Kevin Smith to perennials like Shatner and Marvel's Stan Lee, have raked in millions from signings, photo-opps and VIP meet-and-greets that can go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars apiece.
It's filling its home page with personalized playlists and best of collections from top genres rather than other content like it's feed.
"The top genres are essentially the same year after year," argued Anita Frazier, an analyst with NPD Group, which tracks sales of videogames in the U.S. "There is very little movement year after year in genre ranking".
Things in China's social gaming space are moving at breakneck pace, but interestingly, the top genres in the last 18-24 months have been identical to the ones in the US and elsewhere.
But the page is also now personalized, showing your own "Top Genres" beneath the search bar – like R&B, Rock, Hip-Hop, Kids & Family – or whatever else you listen to.
Spotify will tell you the number of new artists you discovered, your most-played songs and artists, top genres and, of course, help you share these fun facts to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, giving them some nice free advertising in the process.
If you're not familiar with "Wrapped," it's Spotify's data-rich yearly review that allows you to find out things like your most-played artists and songs, top genres, minutes streamed, new music discoveries and more from the past year.
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