Music industry self-destruction?

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Scholar
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Music industry self-destruction?

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The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."
From this page: http://www.emmitsburg.net/humor/archive ... rline%20PA
This Emmitsburg poster is probably summarizing points from Knopper's book. Does anyone here know if this is mostly true? (I can't believe that shared music will die, but it may be the case that internet artists will be so spread so thin that many good artists will be lost in the ocean, and poor artists who get financial backing for publicity will be the ones most heard.) Also, if there is little financial reward for music labels investing money in artists, the artists may not get connected to the best studio musicians, arrangers, and record producers.

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I see what you're getting at. But there are still a lot of good young musicians about.
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I think that the Internet has been a blessing for those who want to circumvent the music industry but still want to be paid to perform.

https://www.gerrycinnamonmusic.com/ is a case in point. And from wiki

An open mic night in a bar on Sauchiehall Street in central Glasgow gave him an opportunity to perform his songs, and the event became increasingly popular.[9]
Rise in popularity and live shows[edit]
In 2014, having sold-out gigs at small venues purely through word of mouth and social media,[13] he was invited to write and perform a song at a rally event in George Square ahead of the referendum on Scottish independence.[13][3] The song, Hope Over Fear, which was released as a single, introduced him to a wider audience – however he has stated that he had no desire to become a figurehead for the Yes campaign.[3][6]
In summer 2015, Cinnamon supported John Power on tour,[13] released another single, Kampfire Vampire,[14] and performed to a large crowd on the T-Break Stage at T in the Park,[5][3][15] fulfilling a long-held ambition to play at the festival.[9]
In July 2016 he again performed at T in the Park, this time at the 'King Tut's Wah Wah Tent' stage[16] as he had hoped to do a year earlier.[3] Despite having one of the traditionally least popular time slots across the weekend (2pm on Friday), his performance was again well-attended.[16][7][8] In October he was announced as 'Best Live Act' at the 2016 Scottish Alternative Music Awards.[17]
In November, without being signed to a record label, he headlined a sold-out show at Glasgow's O2 ABC Glasgow, the promotion of which had consisted of a single message on his Facebook profile;[16][15][7] he later admitted he was so disorganised that he had not even prepared a set list for the performance.[7] In December, he supported Ocean Colour Scene in their show at the SSE Hydro.[7]
2017: Debut album
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And having a record deal doesn't guarantee talent
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