Taylor Swift, Drake and Kendrick Lamar album releases linked to more deadly car crashes, study finds
“Jam session” just took on a whole new meaning. A recent study found a link between major album releases and deadly car crashes in the US, with traffic fatalities spiking on the day hit records landed on streaming services.
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“Jam session” just took on a whole new meaning. A recent study found a link between major album releases and deadly car crashes in the US, with traffic fatalities spiking on the day hit records landed on streaming services. The increase came with a star-studded soundtrack, including music from Taylor Swift, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, with the effect particularly pronounced among younger drivers. In the study, researchers at Harvard University compared accident statistics on the release days of the 10 most-streamed albums between 2017 and 2022 with those from the 10 days before and after each release.
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Taylor Swift, Drake and Kendrick Lamar album releases linked to more deadly car crashes, study finds
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