Music not only serves as an important source in regulating moods but also transcendsitself in impacting the happiness of individuals. However, it is not well documented that exploreswhat specific music genre(s) are preferred in countries, whether specific preferences affecthappiness, and if moderators such as Suicide, Homicide, Substance abuse and Alcohol abuseinteract with genres to determine happiness. To examine this, data were collected fromsecondary sources from Our World in Data repository and World Happiness Report and Googletrends. It was found that the preference for music genres did not contribute to the happiness ofany country. However, music genres such as Rap & RnB predicted Homicide, and EDM wasassociated with Substance abuse. At the same time, genres did not qualify significantly forexplaining the variance observed in other moderating variables such as Suicide, Alcohol abuseand Homicide. Regression analysis revealed that happiness increased with lesser Homicide ratesand higher Substance abuse
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