Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

Radio 5 Live,28 Nov 2018,34 mins

Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older?

Live Wires

Available for over a year

When was the last time you checked out a newly released album? If the answer is ages ago, you're not alone. Two thirds of people only listen to music they already know, according to a worldwide survey. It's called "music paralysis," and hits around your 28th birthday. So why is this the case? And are algorithms making the problem worse? 5 Live's Nihal Arthanayake and Laura Whitmore meet people in the music business backstage at BBC Introducing Live.

Programme Website
More episodes