And the Spotify Top 50 acts are so busy being brands… This phonk music is like the music scene of yore, the music speaks for itself and the music is enough. God, now we keep hearing about AI music… If you’re afraid of AI music that just means you’re not creative enough. Because AI cannot replicate feel, emotion…furthermore, it cannot push the envelope and create something new, something never done before… It can’t create “Sgt. Meanwhile, I created an AI phonk playlist on Spotify. Spotify AI phonk playlist: “Phonk 2026”: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RY84e9ls2m99iGVgqZWLV?si=2e8e390554684f66

Source: New York Times February 24, 2026 19:08 UTC