A recent survey conducted by National Public Radio noted that, five years ago, 80% of the U.S. population’s listening hours were spent on music, with 20% dedicated to spoken word; this past year, music’s share is down to 76%, with spoken word growing to 24%. Credit the latter’s growth in part to the podcast boom.
While some doom-and-gloomers look at the commitment to podcasts by tech giants like Apple, iHeartMedia, Amazon Music and Spotify as a threat to the continued dominance of music on streaming sites, others see a happy medium, where personalities and untold stories can continue to thrive and grow.
Despite the unique challenge music-themed podcasts face – the high cost of licensed music, unaffordable for many independent podcasters – 2019 saw a slew of compelling music-driven podcasts find audiences. Here are ten of the best from this year.
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