Experimental Music In 2025 (Is Music Getting Worse?)

The music industry in 2025 feels more formulaic than ever. Short, catchy TikTok song snippets dominate and songs are built for quick streams instead of real creative artistry. Beneath the surface though, a wave of experimental, abrasive, and generally underground music has been pushing good music along where major artists like Taylor Swift have been keeping it more bland than ever.

In this video, I explore how experimental music is reshaping the music industry, from the rise of abstract and experimental hip hop to hyperpop, post-rap, experimental pop, rock, and R&B. These are some of the artists making big moves within the wide ranging experimental and underground music scene within the 2020s.
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TIMESTAMPS:
INTRO (0:00)
Experimental Hip Hop (1:57)
Experimental Pop (5:52)
Experimental Rock (7:42)
Experimental R&B (9:39)
Experimental Music (10:33)
OUTRO (11:30)

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