Club Benefits
As a carefree college student with plenty of time to kill after classes and before marching band duties, I prided myself on staying on top of all the new music that came out every day.
It wasn’t that hard for me to stay in the know, since there was an abundance of blogs showcasing new artists, and my dorm mates were generous with their musical recommendations. Even after I graduated from my alma mater, I stayed in all types of musical circles that never let me fall behind whenever a new song by a popular or emerging artist started gaining popularity.
Now, as a man in his late 30s whose time is occupied by work and tons of other personal responsibilities, it’s gotten hard for me to follow all the newest releases from my favorite musical genres. Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, do a great job of exposing me to fresh artists, but I’ve had one too many instances of being disappointed by their biggest songs.
I figured ChatGPT would make for a great musical tastemaker and lead me to the promised land of new tunes. That trick definitely did the job, as it exposed me to the best sources for brand-new songs and songs I never knew about beforehand.
Freshening up my playlists for the summer and beyond
I put ChatGPT to work when I presented it with this prompt: “Recommend the best ways to stay informed about emerging artists and new songs from the following musical genres: hip-hop/rap, R&B, metal, J-Pop, and K-Pop. Give me sites and YouTube channels that can help me out as well.”
The chatbot stepped up to develop a new music curation system that combines genre-specific media outlets, discovery-focused YouTube channels and curated playlists/charts.
ChatGPT then laid out a bunch of trustworthy sites and YouTube channels for each genre that have the sole intent of putting me onto a wealth of recently released songs from legacy acts and emerging artists. I ended up leaving with one site and YT channel for each genre, as you can see below:
- Hip-Hop/Rap: Raptology and gentR
- R&B: Rated R&B and Stereohearts R&B
- Metal: Metal Injection and Nuclear Blast Records
- J-Pop: Billboard Japan Hot 100 and RICECAKEProd
- K-Pop: Billboard Japan Hot 100 and K-Ville Entertainment
Alongside those reliable sources, ChatGPT also mentioned the likes of Groover Charts, COLORSxSTUDIOS, THE FIRST TAKE, STUDIO CHOOM and Pitchfork as additional gateways to new artists and music. With my new music discovery system in place, I had an easier way to find something new to jam to during my daily walks to the train station for work.
Here are 10 of the latest songs that made my playlist thanks to ChatGPT’s dependable music curating process:
- “Day In The Sun (Gettin’ wit U)” by De La Soul
- “Pop This Heat” by JPEGMAFIA
- “Paegant Stage” by Tone Stith
- “G.Y.A.M.L. (My Love) by Glenn Lewis
- “Erased” by SYLOSIS
- “GHOST TOWN” by SPACE OF VARIATIONS
- “LUCID DREAM” by IVE
- “Bubble” by Yorushika
- “TNT” by Cortis
- “Summer’s Not Over” by Tiffany Young
Final thoughts
After realizing I was listening to the same five to 10 tracks on repeat, I made a conscious effort to use ChatGPT as my digital music curator. The AI tool helped point me toward new artists, playlists, websites and YouTube channels that regularly cover the genres I already love.
Now, taking a walk through the city with an updated playlist has become one of the parts of my day I look forward to most.
Music has always been the lifeblood of my life, and discovering fresh tracks again has made it feel exciting in a way I didn’t realize I was missing.
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