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Overview<\/h3>\n

For decades, music has shaped cultures and societies all around the world. Music has a very unique and interesting way of connecting with people. Music has become so influential in everyones\u2019 life as people crave emotional connections and is an expression of people\u2019s soul.<\/p>\n

Music has the power to influence a person’s mood, perceptions, and motivate change. This article provides you with the kinds of Indonesian music that have been enjoyed by people throughout the three decades, which specifically focuses on the music characteristics and attributes that have potentially helped result in the rise of Indonesian music popularity.<\/p>\n

Indonesian music from the early 2000s to early 2020s<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The early 2000s was an era that transitioned between the physical and the digital mediums of music access and interest. It indicated the rise of digital media, albeit still overtaken by physical album sales such as records and cassette tapes that still thrived in Indonesia\u2019s music industry. For instance,\u00a0 Sheila on 7 reached around 1.5 million copies (Audrey, 2020<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This scenario gave room for more diversity in the genres that were on the top charts in Indonesia\u2019s general music scene, such as grunge rock and classic rock along with the occasional pop and techno genres. This is the reason the \u201cband grunge\u201d aesthetic, left over from the 80s and the 90s still reigned supreme.<\/p>\n

In the early 2010s, music was still through DVDs and hardcopy. However, throughout the years, it transitioned to streaming platforms as Spotify was released in 2016. The 2010s data analysis shows that pop music has become the most favorable and preferred genre in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Generally, throughout the two decades, most of the songs are written about love and social life related to relationships such as \u201cSekuat Hatimu<\/em>\u201d and \u201cJaga Slalu Hatimu<\/em>\u201d. Indonesian-pop music with sad and mellow melodies continues to be very popular within the 2010s and has become the selling point of the music industry.<\/p>\n

In the 2020s, most of the data was sourced all through streaming platforms; mainly through Spotify showed music profiling with a more mellow and toned-down beat than in previous eras. Indonesian jazz hit songs such as \u2018Fine Today<\/em>\u2019 by Ardhito Pramono became popular. The 2020s highlighted the indie term \u2018Skena<\/em>\u2019 with social media activists identifying Skena as fans criticizing those who enjoy other music genres- such as mainstream pop- more prevalent online than ever (Hayashi, 2023<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Indonesia’s Top Music Audio Features<\/h3>\n

Data from Spotify show that Indonesia’s top music in the past three decades has been dominated by energetic and danceable beats. Figure 1 below showcases the comparison of beat variety of Indonesian music from the 2010s to the 2020s. While energetic and danceability features remain high, the acoustical beat is getting more popularity.<\/p>\n

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The chart above explains the song profile\u2019s average characteristics per decade. Below is an explanation of the song profile\u2019s characteristics:<\/p>\n