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SoundCloud remixes
Fast, catchy SoundCloud remixes have never really went out of fashion. But Gen Z might be making them more popular than ever, with the TikTok algorithm promoting shorter song-lengths and a general need for fun music at higher BPMs.
Older songs making radio comebacks
We have seen older songs make their way back into popularity in both 2022 and 2023, with Stranger Things pushing Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill back onto the charts, and again in 2023 with Saltburn and Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder on the Dancefloor. It’s safe to say that in 2024, music fans are craving nostalgia, and we are very excited to see what older song might make it big again.
2000s throwback music
In 2023, no one proved that Y2K music would be making a comeback much better than PinkPantheress, who shot to fame in 2021 thanks to TikTok. PinkPantheress incorporates early 2000s musical stylings into her sound, such as drum ‘n’ bass, Craig-David-esque 2-step and UK Garage, which could see a revival now that new artists are creating a similar sound to PinkPantheress. Other names to look out for within this sound are Yunè Pinku and Kenya Grace.
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All male festival headliners
Female musicians have dominated mainstream music in the past few years, and 2023 was no exception. However, major festivals like TRNSMT have been criticised for not including any female acts in their headliners. Despite this, it looks like other music festivals are making efforts to diversify their line-ups. For example, the Spanish festival Primavera Sound has billed five female headliners this year.
Taylor Swift
2023 was the year that Taylor Swift officially became overexposed and 2024 will be the year that the general public begins to get fed up with her again. With The Eras Tour, the subsequent Eras Tour movie, all of the album re-releases and deluxe editions, it’s easy to see Taylor falling down a similar trajectory as she did back in 2016, when she rose to a huge level of success thanks to 1989 and eventually plummeted in the eyes of the public.
Only singing in English
The language of music will evolve in 2024. We can already see this through the rise in popularity of genres like reggaeton: a style of music that stems from Spain and Latin America and has made artists like Rosalia, Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee famous across the globe. Other global genres like K-Pop and dancehall could see a big rise in popularity too, this year.
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