Pop Power in the Streaming Era
In the U.S., music isn’t just entertainment anymore — it’s cultural currency. In 2024, nearly 1.4 trillion music streams were recorded, with contemporary pop dominating the landscape. Female pop artists like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Sabrina Carpenter accounted for the lion’s share of the most-played tracks, reflecting a shift toward...
The Great Unbundling: How Napster Turned Art into Water
To understand the violence of the Napster revolution, you have to remember the tyranny of the Compact Disc. In 1998, the music industry was a cartel that held the consumer hostage. If you wanted to hear the one good song on a record, you had to drive to a mall, walk into a Tower Records, and pay $18.99 for a plastic disc containing 12...
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