I still occasionally listen to new music. I shazam songs I hear in movies, video games, tv shows, commercials, or out and about that catch my ear. I fukked with the Polo G joint that dropped last year. But I don't listen nowhere near enough to speak knowledgeably about current music trends or what's hot.
I long ago gave up the desire to even chase that knowledge. It used to be a lot of "work" listening to a bunch of new artists, and half of it was listening trying to decide if I even liked it or not...which was fun for a time when I was into debating on forums, but not as much now that I'm older.
I listen to podcasts and books mainly on my commutes now, and that was mainly when I used to listen to new music in my 20's. But now I'm much more likely to try a new book or jump into a podcast discussing a current event, than to throw on some tunes. Hell, same with when I'm working out or at work. So the time I even have available to listen to music has drastically decreased, with much of that time being cannibalized by a desire to listen to a book or podcast. When I finally do get around to wanting to hear music, I tend to go to something I know I already like, which is dead easy now that I have created playlists for specific moods I'm in.
All that said, I can't fully say I have given up on seeking out new music because I actually do spend a fair amount of time researching music and trying it out. But it's not new music, as in released in 2020,
it's music prior to 1980 that is new to my ears. It's a joy listening to music from the 60's, 70's, and 80's for the first time, and "discovering" what made that music classic. I love when I'm listening to a random 70's track and hit the
when I realize the song was sampled by a rap song I love or has the same hook. I have much more fun trying that time period of music out than trying to check what's hot in 2020.