The Covid-19 pandemic has shattered the music industry. By taking away live music for what will likely be 18 months or more, Covid has ended the revenue stream that animated an entire music ecosystem.
Record labels still plan around iTunes, and it’s not because anyone misses the iPod era. Over 80% of iTunes users don’t subscribe to Apple Music, which leaves a large audience outside Apple’s ...
The music industry has been a business first since its inception, prioritizing profit over the art that musicians create. From greedy managers to big corporations like Ticketmaster and Spotify, the ...