I’d say the most exciting thing on the music horizon is AI. Who hasn’t wished for an app that could build a song around a riff or a few bars hummed from your mouth?
I have a collection of fragments that have magically appeared in my head over the years. I’d say, at least enough for an album if I had the skills to build songs around them. They’re just sitting there on my digital recorder waiting for the AI app.
The fact they appear once-or-twice a year is why I never considered trying to "monetize" them. I’m sure Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, etc. get these inspirations weekly at least.
