RolloTreadway on Nostr: nprofile1q…s60lz But there is an enormous amount of fantastic new music being made, ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msas60lz (nprofile…60lz) But there is an enormous amount of fantastic new music being made, all the time. It's never been easier to make and distribute music.
None of which takes away from the huge financial problems. Musicians should of course be able to make a fair income from their music, whether recorded or live, and that's not happening (and it's worth remembering that, contrary to what is often stated, streaming produces *enormous* profits; it's just that those profits are sucked up by the labels).
I don't know how to solve this problem, because the solution is to convince a tremendous number of people to buy the music they enjoy, and how do you do that? How do you change consumer behaviour when it involves spending more money? I have no clue. Although even then, if there was a radical increase in spending on music, we'd also inevitably see an increase in how much is taken by labels. As was ever the case.
However, I do get confused by the dichotomy here: on the one hand, I hear all the time about what a terrible crisis music is facing; on the other hand, I hear so much amazing new music. I posted something a few weeks ago about all the new releases I'd loved, and there were 150 albums (well, albums and a handful of EPs) released in 2024 that thrilled me.
That's not to say there is no trouble, because of course there is, the financial issues are not going away. And yet, it's not impacting on how much wonderful music is being released. Great art will always endure; it's up to the rest of us to ensure great artists can do so too.
None of which takes away from the huge financial problems. Musicians should of course be able to make a fair income from their music, whether recorded or live, and that's not happening (and it's worth remembering that, contrary to what is often stated, streaming produces *enormous* profits; it's just that those profits are sucked up by the labels).
I don't know how to solve this problem, because the solution is to convince a tremendous number of people to buy the music they enjoy, and how do you do that? How do you change consumer behaviour when it involves spending more money? I have no clue. Although even then, if there was a radical increase in spending on music, we'd also inevitably see an increase in how much is taken by labels. As was ever the case.
However, I do get confused by the dichotomy here: on the one hand, I hear all the time about what a terrible crisis music is facing; on the other hand, I hear so much amazing new music. I posted something a few weeks ago about all the new releases I'd loved, and there were 150 albums (well, albums and a handful of EPs) released in 2024 that thrilled me.
That's not to say there is no trouble, because of course there is, the financial issues are not going away. And yet, it's not impacting on how much wonderful music is being released. Great art will always endure; it's up to the rest of us to ensure great artists can do so too.