Mixtape (game) clearly shows the power of and demand for familiar songs. See also: wedding receptions.

People don’t want just want “song sound good enough.” They have connections to specific bands/artists. Music is like…50% about the song, 50% about the memories associated with the band/album/song.

Random AI generated stuff…call me old fashioned, but I just don’t think it’ll make real music by real people go out of fashion.

Plus there’s live shows.