What’s in their ears? Airport’s most listened to genres and more

Teachers and students alike have probably noticed that teenagers today have their earbuds in their ears literally constantly. For anyone who has ever wondered what is blasting through those pods, continue reading.

Through an anonymous survey, thirty of Airport High School’s students were excited to share their most listened to genres. The chart below displays the poll results:

Rap takes the lead with 24.1% of the votes, with Pop and Country following close behind, both with 17.2%.

Not only were the responses just music genres, a voter said “anything but Harry Styles,” hating on the British music artist. Another voter said, “Tupac,” another music artist, but apparently not comprehending that “Tupac” is not a genre.

After the results, a couple people were individually asked why it was their favorite genre and if they had a favorite artist from the genre.

Julie A., who voted Country as her favorite genre said, “I love country music. I always feel like everyone likes rap so I usually play that in the car with friends, but if it’s just me, I have country music on full blast.” When asked her favorite artist, she said, “Morgan Wallen, hands down.”

Mckenzie T. said, “My favorite genre of music has to be rap.” When asked why, Mckenzie said, “Without rap, I wouldnt be able to wake myself up in the morning,” she says it gets her “hype.” “Trippie Redd is my favorite. I have liked him for around five years now,” she said.

Airport High has a diverse taste in music, as depicted above.

Constantly listening to music is not all fun and games. According to an article on Osteopathic.org, "Today, 1 in 5 teens will experience some form of hearing loss—a rate about 30% higher than it was 20 years ago. Many experts believe the escalation is due, in part, to increased use of headphones." The article also reads, "Most MP3 players today can produce sounds up to 120 decibels, equivalent to a sound level at a rock concert. At that level, hearing loss can occur after only about an hour and 15 minutes," so teens should not exceed 60% of maximum volume when listening through headphones.

In short, keep listening to music, kids, but be wary about the volume.