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In 2025, music fans got Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift – and AI.

12/19/2025 • 16 min

From Bad Bunny’s massive streaming numbers to Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl,” 2025 electrified music fans across the globe. There was a wild card this year, though – AI. As artificial intelligence continues to push the music industry into strange new territory, how might it impact what we call music? USA TODAY National Music Reporter Melissa Ruggieri jo… Play episode

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