What is your prediction on the future of music?

[♫Mike♫]

What direction do you think music is heading?

Will anything truly new happen?

[metalripper]

It's hard to predict, I would like to see a resurgences in 80s metal style.

[metalripper]

Hi, I would love to see real country music make a comeback. The main problem with country music now days is greed, the Nashville big shots promote this new pop country crap because it makes more money. It's not just country, but all genres of music are going downhill. Real country is still around.

We need to support these alternative/underground artists below who sing real music, instead of dwelling on past singers all the time.

Here is a list of modern artists who still sing real country. You can find similar artists like below by searching for traditional, alternative, americana, outlaw country, rockabilly/psychobilly, folk, and stuff like that on sites like youtube, reverbnation, last.fm, and pandora radio. Most artists also have myspace & facebook pages as well.

Wayne Hancock, Rachel Brooke, Joey Allcorn, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Secret Sisters, Little Lisa Dixie, Dale Watson, J.B Beverly & The Wayward Drifters, Holly Williams, Amber Digby, Ashley Monroe. Huge list in my answer here: http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...731AAfheXS

I hope this helps you out. Good luck!

[Wendigo]

There is no real way to predict exactly what the future if music is going to be. However there are a few things to which an educated guess can be made. All one needs to do is look at the general trends, of about the last twenty five years, to make somewhat of an educated guess. Here history can act as somewhat of a guide for what the future portends.

One will be a continued growth in electronically produced music, along with a continued growth in electronically produced voices and even computer generated character representations, and general appearance, of the computer generated artists/characters goes, that will be in turn based on the current trends for looks, and fashion.

There maybe a growing use of tweaking as it was originally known as, now called auto tuning of singers voices. Which will become more easily portable, and used used in live performances.

The demographics will pretty much remain where it's at currently targeting those from about twelve to twenty five years of age, and predominantly females. Unless there is some drastic change in the economy turning heavily downwards in such a manner that all ages will be catered to, for the big names of the recording industry to remain viable.

Artists themselves will continue to see a three to seven years span of time by the major labels will promote them heavily, and keep them out in the eyes of the public. As I sated above it will be about a specific age group, and even to a large degree gender based, which in turn is based on the over all disposable funds available.

[ernst]

I’m not answering this question to get the Best Answer award, only to share what’s on my mind. I’ve associated myself around the music business over 50 years. I can play multiple instruments and create compositions within just about any genre that comes along. The question you are asking is nothing new and is always talked about, but it is not always easy to predict.

I’m seeing many indications that reflect a teeter-totter effect. An increasing amount of young people are opting out of current pop music in favor of sounds from the past. Teens, more now than ever, are choosing vintage Rock ‘n’ Roll along with early Country. Just the other day two young girls came by dressed in typical fashion. I expected the usual but instead, to my surprise, they performed Bluegrass.

You can go as far back as the early 20th century and find that the most prominent trends in music of the day, had an approximate life expectancy of ten years. It doesn’t mean any form of music is lost, but rather set aside in preference of a newer sound. That being said, much of what is heard today is wearing thin. Therefore, its not going to be a matter of revival so much, as to take the old down a new path. With the desire and initiation to enjoy previous music that were once hits, can only lead to a novel reform with its own unique sound reflective of a newer generation. By most observations, evidence shows that not only trends of style, but trends in music of the “Millennium Influence” is coming to a close. Music is also reflective in the change of mainstream fashion. My friend made a unique observation. He stated, that in seeing a number of girls and women wearing their clothes back around the waist, there has to be a form of music to compliment the ambience of rebellion. And since, as witnessed online, so many people are becoming fond of the old styles again, yet not brave enough to wear them everyday. Therefore it goes back to his previous statement of blending in a form of music to meet the mood and frame of mind. Which in turn brings about courage to change much in the same formula of the mid to later ‘60s.

I agree, music may become more electrified, but that’s beside the point. The point is, whatever is designated will cast light on the spirit of what is experimented with, and the inherent thirst to see it through.