In 50 years, do you think...

[HER MINAJesty]

You know how markets have "Oldies" stations now, that play hits from the 50s, 60s, etc?

Do you think that 50 years from now there will be Oldies stations playing the hits of today, like Beyonce, Ashanti, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, etc?

Or are today's "hits" too artificial? And will those Oldies channels still be playing the hits from 1950 - in 2050?

It seems weird to me to think about it

[tico]

Everybody who remember the 50s will be dead by them. I'm thinking the music that's out now will be on oldies stations, even if there is such a thing.

[mst3k]

We'll all be dead after the asteroid hits, so it's a moot point. ;)

[roadrunner]

I think the astroid will miss us and there will be a sixties oldies station in 50 years! Of course, by then, they will have figured out a way to make everyone pay for radio and people will have 800 stations to choose from.

[irice22]

I think there will bea rhytmic oldies station and a separate pop/rock oldies station.

[ted11804]

The radio industry will barely be still up and running in 50 years. Everyone will have some from of XM, and there will be no R&R charts, no radio stations to monitor.

[EvanJ]

There will always be demand for local news.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

I'd say the music you hear in 50 years on oldies stations would come from Dave Matthews and John Mayer and those types with Celine Dion and Whitney Houston music playing a role as well. Rap and dance and pop will probably be in that time what disco is to us in terms of classic music. The only difference is that rap and dance/pop will probably still be around then whereas disco isn't for us.

[Keith3000]

It really seems kind of strange when thinking that 50 years from now, music from the late '50's to '70's ('oldies music' of today) will totally vanish from the airwaves. However, I guess it makes sense; I mean if the Stones and the Beatles sound so old now, just think how ancient they'll seem in another 50 years! Dude, 50 years is a long time; 50 years ago, the rock era hadn't even begun.

Max, you think rap and hip hop will still be around in half a century? I'm thinking genres of music we can't even imagine now will be hot then. The very rate at which music changes increases as time goes by; who knows what are kids and grandkids and in for!

But music of the future will definitely be influenced by today's sounds. Todays rock--be it alternative, metal, punk etc--has its roots in classic rock. Rap and hip hop is originally derived from soul and disco from the '70's and much of the Motown sounds of the '60's can still be heard in a few R&B tracks today.

As far as future 'oldies' stations go..."This is WODS here, bringing you the best of yestrday's classics...all oldies all the time. We just heard a great one from 50 Cent. Now here's one by that all-time great Justin Timberlake"..

If this is what oldies stations play in the future, I'm just hoping that the asteroid hits before I stop listening to new music...

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Keith3000 said:

We just heard a great one from 50 Cent. Now here's one by that all-time great Justin Timberlake"..

I doubt we'll be hearing THAT. Probably more along the lines of.
"Where are these flash-in-the-pans today?
Let's go back thru time and look for some hot for a moment singers in the world of pop. Later up, we have that forgettable rapper 50 Cent but first, remember 'N Sync? Thought not. Here's a member from them."

Sheryl Crow and Matchbox Twenty will probably be what we'll consider classic rock in the future. Among tons of others.

[irice22]

Sheryl Crow and Matchbox Twenty will probably be what we'll consider classic rock in the future. Among tons of others.

I always wonder what new artists will be considered as rock legends. Maybe Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park, and possibly Michelle Branch; her goal is longevity.

But I bet we will be hearing a lot of "Baby One more Time," "I Want It That Way," and "Genie Bottle."

Here are songs I think will be listed as classics from today in our future:
"In the End" ~ Linkin Park
"Blurry" ~ Puddle of Mudd
"Unwell" ~ Matchbox Twenty
"Don't Let Me Get Me" ~ P!nk
"Bring Me to Life" ~ Evanescance
"A Thousand Miles" ~ Vanessa Carlton
"Hanging By a Moment" ~ Lifehouse
"Higher" ~ Creed
"Complicated" ~ Avril Lavigne
"I'm with You" ~ Avril Lavigne
"All You Wanted" ~ Michelle Branch
"When I'm Gone" ~ Three Doors Down
"Like I Love You" ~ Justin Timberlake
"Miss Independent" ~ Kelly Clarkson
"Say My Name" ~ Destiny's Child
"Underneath It All" ~ No Doubt ft. Bounty Killer

Now for rhythmic:
"In Da Club" ~ 50 Cent
"Get Low" ~ Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boyz
"Hot in Herre" ~ Nelly
"Lose Yourself" ~ Eminem
"Crazy in Love" ~ Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
"Work It" ~ Missy Elliot

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Unfortunately, most of the "classics" we'll be hearing from in 30 years will be based around artists that had a maximum of 5 years of success since the labels focus more on instant success then longterm success, which was probably what it was like 30 years ago. Who will be the Rollings Stones or the Fleetwood Macs of today in 30 years time?

[j]

I think in the future, songs will be remembered as classics, rather than artists.

Lifehouse's Hanging By A Moment will still be played, and everything else they release ignored, for example. Even if Avril Lavigne doesn't last beyond her debut album, "Complicated" will still get airplay. So songs will be considered classics, but few artists will.

Eminem will be one of the few seen as a legend. I'm starved for new material from him already. Sheryl Crow will continue winning Rock Grammys even in 50 years, although that would make her 90. OK maybe only in the next 30 years.