Is the YouTube algorithm predicting our musical future?

I honestly can't say that I have, but I have never really been one for closely following the latest internet/social media fads. Interesting to hear about though. I do believe that the next big genres in music will most likely come from sub-scenes which are popular on YouTube/Soundcloud now. We are likely already engaging in the next "big thing" in music in some form or another, but we're just not aware of it yet.

I know next to nothing about what 'bedroom pop' is (so I couldn't tell you if I think it will become successful), however I do believe there is a slim possibility for pop-punk to one day return to the Top-40 mainstream. For whatever reason, pop-punk seems to be the only genre of rock that truly resonates with the youth of today. YUNGBLUD has been making headwaves in the underground over the past couple of years and he even achieved a Top-40 hit when he collaborated with "11 Minutes" earlier this year. There seems to still be a lot of interest in the genre, so it definitely isn't out of the realm of possibility. 

Thanks for sharing those. I'll check out some of the songs when I get a chance.

Honestly, i'm surprised to hear about the Australian pop-punk scene garnering international attention, because the only local scenes which I had been aware were doing well overseas were the indie and psychedelic-rock scenes (e.g Courtney Barnett, Tame Impala etc.) The fact that pop-punk is now gaining ground is perhaps even more of an indication that music is shifting away from the 2010s. In any case, pop-punk definitely hasn't made a dent in the mainstream here, at least not yet anyway.

I have my doubts though that Midwest emo (or any form of emo rock) will ever breakthrough into the Top-40 again. Trap has essentially filled the void that Emo left in the Early 2010s and I can see the emo aesthetic falling out of favour once Trap loses it's relevance sometime in the next few years. It's a case of right place, wrong time. Pop-punk I think stands a much better chance, as it's songs are typically centred around lyrical themes which are not found in emo and it will likely do well if it exists in the form of a backlash against the 2010s. I haven't listened to math-rock before so I can't make a judgement on that.

Ah yes, I've heard of "The Chats" before actually. I'm personally not a fan of their music, tbh. I've listened to a couple of their songs before and I just don't see the appeal in them.

I think the only reason why they are achieving success overseas is that their approach to music is very 'Strayan and people overseas seem to like hearing stereotypical Aussie accents (as i'm sure it probably comes across as being a complete novelty). I mean, that's mainly the reason as to how Crocodille Dundee and the late-great Steve Irwin developed followings in the US as well; they presented themselves in a very bogany, Aussie manner; even though it isn't actually a true reflection of what Australians are generally like.

It's definitely the direction he needs to further pursue on future releases. I've always got the impression that his true passion for music lies with rock rather than hip-hop. Before he became famous, he was actually a member of a heavy metal band and he has toured with quite a number of established rock bands over the past couple of years as well. His voice is just more suited to indie/rock than Trap, IMO. 

Speaking of Post, have you listened to his new collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne?