Merrill and associates studied musical preferences; it is likely that their findings are applicable more broadly. The investigators determined via an online survey that “analysis identified two profiles of explanatory strategies for disliked music. The highbrow profile included reasons such as the music being Too Simple, or Not Authentic, having No Impact on the listener, and a perceived Social Incongruence, and was mainly associated with a dislike of German schlager, traditional music, and pop. The lowbrow profile included reasons such as the music being Too Niche and Too Complex and was associated with a dislike of jazz, classical music, heavy metal, and techno.”
Julia Merrill, Klaus Frieler, and Taren-Ida Ackermann. “The Structure of Musical Dislikes.” Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, in press, https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000565