Episode 553 – My 2025 Predictions for the Music Industry: What’s Coming and What We’re Leaving Behind

Last week, I broke down every single important (and interesting) piece of music news for 2024. And today, like last year, I’ll be making my own predictions for music in 2025.

Listen in to learn all about them, from why I think young audiences will push back against AI-generated content to why indie artists will be dominating the mainstream music scene.

I’ll also be discussing the possible future of streaming platforms, which industry key players will be facing challenges, the indisputable adoption of lossless audio as a standard, and more.

Are you ready for this?

Let’s dive in.

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Let’s review my 2024 predictions (00:27)

2025, a bad year for AI? & other predictions (09:46)

Why Live Nation might lose their suit (19:02)

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