Mood > Genre: Why Music Is Becoming Genreless

See where music's going, and why: https://substack.com/@rhythmandrhymesGenres are getting harder to define.Artists like Don Toliver, Rico Nasty, Playboi Carti and Ken Carson are pulling from rap, punk, metal, electronic music, R&B and hyperpop, sometimes within the same record.But the bigger shift may be happening in how we listen.Mood, aesthetics, playlists, algorithms and DJ culture are increasingly becoming the way listeners discover and organize music. So what happens when the feeling matters more than the genre?In this episode, Antonio breaks down how we got here, the artists pushing the shift forward, and what genreless listening could mean for the future of music.TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Music is getting harder to categorize01:00 — Why electronic music and DJ culture are surging01:30 — Don Toliver and psychedelic Houston rap02:15 — Rico Nasty: trap, metal and hyperpop03:05 — Playboi Carti, Ken Carson and rage03:35 — How algorithms are changing music04:00 — Are moods replacing genres?R&R is modern radio for global Black sounds.Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqaDSTXcRQU&list=PLvQ6HdlN59e7TjcSOBH_BxiEFZTizDN6I