I saw this on Instagram and wanted to post it in the meme thread but thought this could be a discussion on it's own.
Where do you think music is heading towards to?
Where do you think music is heading towards to?
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JOIN THE DISCORD VIEW THREADI'd argue you can add country hip hip rap metal rock in the same areas as pop. The keyboard elements in metal just scream pop elements. And I agree on bass being big for the near future. And the hi hat..I feel like songs will be more like loops. Low fi asmr with more bass. That's what I think popular music is pretty close to. At least for pop.
Chord progression won't change much. But I think we might have at least 34 more metal genres in 10 years though.
Different combinations as well
Also, the average length of songs are getting shorter due to what streaming services count as a play, which ties into payout and how many times the song can be streamed (plays) within a short amount of time. That in turn changes what the average structure of of a mainstream song is.We’re seeing the rise of AI generated songs, which will continue to expand and likely accidentally create new genres. We’re also getting analytics and data like never before as to what humans naturally react to in music, such as certain rhythms and melody choice, how we naturally respond to bass heavy music a little more, etc. And record label A&R’s (used to be Artist & Reppertoire, now it more stands for Analytics & Research) are using this data to create new and fresh sounds.
Imagine dream theatre on the radio.... must be expensive! But that explains why there are radio edits, I didn't know they had to pay by the minute after 5 min. It's interesting.Also, the average length of songs are getting shorter due to what streaming services count as a play, which ties into payout and how many times the song can be streamed (plays) within a short amount of time. That in turn changes what the average structure of of a mainstream song is.
The average song structure was generally Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus (ABABCB) and it could now look something like Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Chorus.
EDIT: Another piece of information regarding length, Radio has to pay extra money for songs over a certain length (i think over 5 minutes) and they pay per minute after the 5. Looking at you Avenged, Metallica, Zeppelin, etc.
It’s also true for streaming. The standard Mechanical Royalty rate is 9.1 cents for songs 5 minutes or less, and $1.75 for each minute or fraction of a minute over the 5 minutes.Imagine dream theatre on the radio.... must be expensive! But that explains why there are radio edits, I didn't know they had to pay by the minute after 5 min. It's interesting.
Though I wonder how the future will look like when music goes on blockchain... I mean we talk about the future and things moving on the blockchain will probably change the face of the industry again so I wonder if in that scenario, it would also affect song structures. It's still highly speculative but... interesting nonetheless!
This is actually a really amazing post. I just learned that rhythm has around since man evolved, but true music harmony as we know it has only been around for hundreds of years. I actually see music going BACK in time, as many pop artists are citing jazz influences in New music. I hear swing elements in many songs as well!! Who knows? Maybe Kanye will learn piano really well and have an orchestra in 15 yearsI saw this on Instagram and wanted to post it in the meme thread but thought this could be a discussion on it's own.
Where do you think music is heading towards to?
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And it will all be Johnny's fault.the bass guitar may be banned in the distant future
* Johnny AND Radu’s faultAnd it will all be Johnny's fault.
Wow wow wow… innocent until proven guilty* Johnny AND Radu’s fault
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