Staring down the new decade, we find ourselves wondering what the musical landscape might look like in 2030. Will we be living in a truly post-genre world? What new and potentially hellish ways might technology dictate the parameters of art? And will Kanye still be Kanye-ing? We have no sure answers, but we do have a few decent bets.

By 2030...

A highly controversial celebrity releases an album called CANCELED.

Spotify is the biggest major label of them all.

“Lo-fi hip-hop beats to chill to” overtakes hip-hop as America’s most popular genre.

LiveNation/Ticketmaster buys Eventbrite, merges with AEG, and eventually controls ~95 percent of all music venues and festivals in America. :(

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Musician Justin Vernon speaks onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Jeff Kravitz

At least one song “written” by AI hits No. 1.

Apple starts selling individual AirPods because they know you lost one and you’re too embarrassed to buy another pair.

Fueled by late-’20s fondness for the early-’10s vinyl boom, Urban Outfitters launches a vinyl subscription service to monetize nostalgia cash once more. (Or they just start selling CDs.)

At the same time, MP3s experience a cult revival among younger fans who long for something “real.”