Is Old Music Killing New Music?


I ran across this Atlantic magazine article on another music forum. It asks the question if old music is killing new music. I didn't realize that older music represents 70% of the music market according to this article. I know I use Qobuz and Tidal to find new music and new artists for my collection, but I don't know how common that actually is for most people. I think that a lot of people that listen to services like Spotify and Apple Music probably don't keep track of what the algorithms are queuing up in their playlists. Perhaps it's all becoming elevator music. 

Is Old Music Killing New Music? - The Atlantic

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The young listeners don’t have the habit of listening to the old music. Technological advancement has made it easier for the listeners to stream the music they want to listen. The listeners have the option of listening to the playlist they like, rather than listening to the tracks of one album. The music industry is adopting the new technology and so the listeners are getting the music faster and for lesser price. So the competition is becoming tough in the music industry. It has been suggested that the record labels should be given the chance to make their choice of new music and then promote it, rather than playing the music randomly. So it is killing the new music, but there are other reasons too for it.  https://www.websiteee.com/buy-soundcloud-comments

I just want to share a link to a video of Leon Bridges as an example of outstanding “new” music. The talent is out there. I do realize the video is from 2016, but I think it meets the new music definition. Enjoy!

 

Great video. Leon has been around for a few years now and I am waiting for the breakthrough. That is, many people have simply not heard of him. He reminds me of a modern day Sam Cooke. I saw him about 5 years ago at the Beacon Theater in NY. When he puts the guitar down, he is a very dynamic performer. Check out his latest EP with Khraungbin --Texas Moon.

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I admit I just recently heard of him and Khraungbin. Both are simply fantastic groups. I am waiting on the delivery of Texas Sun and Texas Moon. 

Sadly so! The advent of social media and digital music production tech made it so anyone can flood their music to the public.There's no quality gate as there was in the past (A&Rs, producers, etc.). But maybe we'll see a renaissance of music soon?!