Artists are paid each time their song is streamed, so long as the listener tunes in for at least 30 seconds. That has encouraged music-makers to get snappy, with brief introductions and early ...

Dionne Warwick responded after PinkPantheress spoke about why her songs are so short.

Consequently, a song that overstays its welcome or draws out an intro too long is much more likely to be skipped. On Spotify and most platforms, less than 30 seconds of playtime does not count as a ...

On the second side of Abbey Road, The Beatles strung together a series of short songs into an ingenious medley. In some cases, these songs were hardly more than fragments.