Funny I came across this article as I was just talking about this topic with my wife last night.
I think the headline really asks a good question, and honestly I feel streaming and more specifically social media is a huge detractor from quality of work. Not that all music is trash just because a band/group/musician focuses on or has a media presence, but for smaller artists with limited resources it makes things more difficult if you're trying to get noticed.
I also had mixed opinions on one of the sections of the article in regard to listening to full albums... I am a person that wants to get lost in an album but I'd be surprised if many people do nowadays.
I'd be interested to hear anyone's experience here if they agree/disagree or whatever else you think about it.
"Would Fleetwood Mac have been able to make Rumours if they had to spend all their time trying to make content?": Have streaming and social media killed the album?
Have streaming, social media and the ‘attention economy’ made the ‘single-album-tour-repeat’ model redundant? We asked some independent artists if the traditional approach to recording and releasing full-length projects is still viable
www.musicradar.com
I think the headline really asks a good question, and honestly I feel streaming and more specifically social media is a huge detractor from quality of work. Not that all music is trash just because a band/group/musician focuses on or has a media presence, but for smaller artists with limited resources it makes things more difficult if you're trying to get noticed.
I also had mixed opinions on one of the sections of the article in regard to listening to full albums... I am a person that wants to get lost in an album but I'd be surprised if many people do nowadays.
I'd be interested to hear anyone's experience here if they agree/disagree or whatever else you think about it.