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Is Old Music Killing New Music?

I ran across this Atlantic magazine article on another music forum. It asks the question if old music is killing new music. I didn't realize that older music represents 70% of the music market according to this article. I know I use Qobuz and Tidal to find new music and new artists for my collection, but I don't know how common that actually is for most people. I think that a lot of people that listen to services like Spotify and Apple Music probably don't keep track of what the algorithms are queuing up in their playlists. Perhaps it's all becoming elevator music. 

Is Old Music Killing New Music? - The Atlantic

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berner99
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If you listen to youtube you'll find covers by 20 and 30 years olds of Blind Faith, Beatles, etc.  Dark Side of the Moon was on the charts for 491 weeks.  Cat Stevens came out of hibernation and issued a current version of a classic half a century old album.  

Think any current group will break the record of Dark Side?  How much current music will be around in half a century?

 

"keeping the airwaves to themselves". My posterior.

berner99
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How much current music will be around in half a century

@berner99  define "current music"...?

'Really?  Take your pic,  last 5 years?  10? Longer?

 

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