Music is one of the most popular forms of media. The average american person listens to 4 hours and 5 minutes of music daily according to Edison Research That’s why it’s important to understand where the music industry and artists are at now and where they’re headed.
Popular music goes through eras as the years go by and people’s tastes and opinions on their favorite tunes differ. In the 1950s, music was centered around rock’n’roll and blues music. While these genres are still very popular today, the majority of popular music is pop, rap, and high energy music found in parties and clubs. However, vintage style music is also on the rise with all ages. This makes people wonder what type or style of music people will listen to in the future.
As the years progress, lots of music icons come and go. Hundreds of memorable names have hit billboards and soared to the tops of the charts. Some of those artists being Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, Beyonce, and Elvis Presley. All of those examples of icons have very different styles of music, showing the wide variety of musicians made famous by listeners.
Up and coming artists tend to have success promoting their music on media apps like TikTok and Youtube hoping to get viral audio that will turn people to their music. Newer artists like Sombr and Freye Skye have seen how music audios can blow up and their teams have taken action by making hundreds of promotion media with clips of the artist or their concerts showing a funny and lovable side of their stage personalities which gets people hooked on their music and character.
How do you listen to music? Most people are looking towards streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple music instead of buying CDs or Vinyls unless they collect them. While artists still profit off of streams on these apps, many have caught on to how much collectors are willing to spend for their favorite artist’s collectible music. Popular artists such as Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish make multiple vinyl versions of their same album in order to further profit off them. Lots of people listen to music in the car on their radio. If it weren’t for this, radios and radio stations would be a dying concept.
As the music industry changes and progresses, it’s important to still remember the past and all the amazing artists and groups that have produced amazing music and media.
