Spotify CEO: musicians can no longer release music only “once every 3-4 years”

Re:Spotify CEO: musicians can no longer release music only “... by jimbokun on Friday July 31, 2020 @03:30PM (#24012872)

> People still buy millions of classic albums from the 70's and 80's, in 30 years time very few artists will have that same comfort.

We are only listening to the best stuff from the 70s and 80s, and in 30 years people will only listen to the best stuff from today.

Now, I think a major difference will be the "best" music people will be listening to will be very different from each other. 30+ years ago the popular music people listened to on the radio or MTV was much more broadly known and shared than music today, whereas today different demographics have increasingly siloed music tastes.

I hear a lot of good stuff my teenage sons play on Spotify that I would never hear if it wasn't for them.

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Re:Spotify CEO: musicians can no longer release music only “... by AniseAbyss on Saturday August 01, 2020 @04:48AM (#24018859)

Also don't forget that what you saw at MTV and your local record store was heavily manipulated by the big music labels.

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Re:Spotify CEO: musicians can no longer release music only “... by mortivore on Friday July 31, 2020 @03:36PM (#24012944)

I agree with this. There's definitely way more available today, and in many more niche genres than there was available in the 70s and 80s. Arguably there is also a higher proportion of trash because of the ease of entry, but because the fanbases can be so segmented people can find stuff they really like that's more geared toward their specific tastes. Plus, there are greater search tools than before, like Spotify.

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