Last week, Splice and MIDia Research shared their “Sounds of 2025” report; exploring some of the biggest music trends of 2024 and how they’ll likely evolve in 2025.
Among trends like fan remixes and the return of the digital underground, one thing was clear: the rise of pluggnb. As the fastest-growing genre on Splice based on user downloads, the trap-sub genre and 90’s R&B fusion found its footing through fan-made remixes of popular tracks.
This led artists to eventually release their own official pluggnb remixes, like K-Pop group Le Serrafim’s 2024 single “Easy.” As the connection between creator and consumer keeps evolving, 2025 will likely see even more of these full-circle moments.
Other genres like Rage, another trap sub-genre that developed during pandemic lockdowns by artists like Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti hoping to harness the moshpit energy of their live shows into their production.
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