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Re:Is old music killing new music? by mysecretaccount on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:19PM (#29999423)
> Ask people on the street to actually name a Kanye West song and most of them struggle.

I am highly skeptical of this assertion.

Re:Is old music killing new music? by paleotrope on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:28PM (#29999535)
I am highly skeptical that if you stopped a random person on the street that they would be able to identify who Kanye West is.
Re:Is old music killing new music? by lghh on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:31PM (#29999600)
I doubt the person who could not identify Kanye West could also identify nearly any other musician. Do you think they'd be able to identify John Lennon?
Re:Is old music killing new music? by paleotrope on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:36PM (#29999695)
I have no idea. The scope of music seems so fragmented today. It's so big now.

People can burrow into a specific small set of bands and music styles and never ever need to move outside of it now.

It's seems quaint that 20 years ago my primary source of new music was SNL and late shows.

Now, spotify/pandora will give you entry to exactly what you want and keep giving it to you, forver.

Re:Is old music killing new music? by dave_sid on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:24PM (#29999490)
I only know the one where he talked over the top of a Daft Punk track. I already had the CD with the Daft Punk track which was really the same song so I just kept that one.