Is Old Music Killing New Music?

cadavers, botox preserved cash cows and pretty young baubles provide their staple income. They get a kick up the posterior every once in a while, then it‘s back to business as usual..

My two cents: It is pretty clear that the same generation using up the planet's resources, spreading consumerism everywhere, and keeping housing and healthcare unaffordable for younger generations is also quite ok with keeping the airwaves to themselves. The lack of oxygen -- that is, viable ways to make a living for artists -- started with Album Oriented Rock, and has continued to this day. Boomers and the generations they trained (in business school, law school, and with conventional "wisdom") have been amassing cultural and financial resources at an increasing pace, and young people have gotten the shaft. 

There is more and more music to choose from over time.  That’s a wonderful thing!

As The Duke might have posed the question:  Is Good Music killing the other kind?

Answer:  Yes.  Always has, always will.

Cheers

Rick Beato did an interesting take on this idea and he blamed the music executives for not doing enough for the younger musicians. paying hundreds of millions for music rights of old artists but not supporting younger ones.