Hung up on you: why nothing can disconnect pop’s phone obsession

From Abba to Cardi B, songs about missed calls and answering machines are never out of the charts. But why are there so few hits about texting?“I’m so passionate about phones that I made a song about them, just so I could commission a 10ft phone replica for the video and keep it to have in my kitchen,” declares chart-bothering producer and artist Jax Jones. He’s talking to the Guide over the phone. “My connection with my phone is getting stronger every day!”...

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