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Outside of that, I'm *really* surprised that concerts would generate more than the others -- almost more than the others combined.

Of course, I've never had much to do with pop/rock/rap so I don't get the thrill of attending a live concert where the fans make so much noise they compete with the performer. Classical and jazz concerts aren't like that, and they don't figure into the $$$$$ as much. I can't see AI making much progress there. Too little profit, too much aesthetic appeal required.

Basically, mass-produced "commercial" music will continue to be its own thing, only more so. In the long run, real music will be less profitable, raising ticket/CD/download prices, meaning less attendance. Just part of the process of enshitification that begins as soon as enough people realize there's big profits to be made, and plenty of shortcuts to get there.