This week’s question: Since 1990, the average length of a song on the Billboard Hot 100 has dropped from over four minutes to about three. If a classic pop act were to edit down a hit single to cater to listeners’ shrinking attention spans, what should the updated track be titled?
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The Week contest: Short hit
