CNBC: ‘Recession Pop’ Is in: Why So Many Listeners Are Returning to Music from Darker Economic Times

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CNBC: ‘Recession Pop’ Is in: Why So Many Listeners Are Returning to Music from Darker Economic Times(Opens in a new window)

CNBC interviewed professor Joe Bennett about the trend of "recession pop" music and why it is resonating with the American public.

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