Study Links Major Album Releases to 15% Rise in Fatal Crashes
Researchers found about 18 extra fatal crashes on major album release days, linking the spike to more smartphone streaming and driver distraction.
- Researchers at Harvard Medical School found a 15.1% relative increase in U.S. traffic fatalities on the launch dates of top-streamed music albums compared to surrounding days.
- The study analyzed five years of national crash registries alongside Spotify streaming metrics, focusing on the 10 most-streamed album releases from 2017 through 2022, including works by Taylor Swift, Drake, and Bad Bunny.
- Daily U.S. music streaming volume surged by 43% on album drop dates, correlating with an average jump from 121 daily traffic fatalities on control days to 139 deaths on release days.
- Authors attributed the elevated risk primarily to visual, cognitive, and physical distractions caused by drivers searching for new releases, browsing tracklists, and interacting with mobile devices while operating a vehicle.
- The surge in deadly collisions was most pronounced among younger drivers, male drivers, sober individuals, and people driving alone.
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Taylor Swift, Drake And Bad Bunny Album Releases Linked To Rise In Fatal Car Crashes, According To Study
Major album releases on streaming services by artists like Taylor Swift, Drake, and Bad Bunny have been linked to a rise in fatal car crashes in the United States. The study, published on Monday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, examined the ten albums with the most first-day Spotify streams between 2017 and 2022, […] The post Taylor Swift, Drake And Bad Bunny Album Releases Linked To Rise In Fatal Car Crashes, According To Study appeare…
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New study suggests that when Popstars release new albums, the number of fatal accidents is increasing in the US.
The release of new albums by popular musicians such as Taylor Swift, Drake, or Harry Stiles has led to an increase in fatal car accidents in the United States, and researchers at Harvard Medical School have come to the conclusion that their research has been published in the journal JAMA Network Open, which is being recited by The Guardian.
A new statistic shows that on days when music stars release a new album, more people are fatally injured by the car.
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