Interesting article on CNN about music and how streaming is going to be the new norm:
Young listeners.. represent a looming sea change for the music industry, which has been in upheaval since the Napster era of the late 1990s. Five years ago, music consumers had to choose between buying a CD or downloading the album. Nowadays, thanks to the rise of music-streaming services like Pandora and Spotify, that choice is becoming whether to download music or just stream it online.
Interviews with college-age music fans suggest that more and more are choosing to stream music instead of downloading it. After all, why pay for music when you can summon almost any song you want, at any time, for free?
And the growth of music apps, online radio channels, and music-streaming platforms raise an even larger question: Do we really need to 'own' music anymore?
"The last time I bought a CD was probably in middle school, and I can't even remember what it was," said Sean Wilson, 21, of Atlanta, Georgia. "Ninety percent of my friends stream music. To be honest, I haven't seen someone use iTunes in a really long time."
In five years, Wilson believes "streaming will be the norm. It's more practical and more convenient than buying music and uploading it onto something. And the best part is, it's free."
You can read the full article here
Personally I stream a lot, but the songs I really love I will buy so I can listen to them without having to worry about an Internet connection/good phone signal. Another thing is a lot of people can't afford music right now with the economy sucking so badly. I wonder what this will do to the music industry especially as someone who isn't into mainstream stuff. I love streaming music for discovery (and I have ended up buying stuff I discovered on Pandora). But the industry is changing and I hope the business can keep up and good bands aren't lost in the process.
Young listeners.. represent a looming sea change for the music industry, which has been in upheaval since the Napster era of the late 1990s. Five years ago, music consumers had to choose between buying a CD or downloading the album. Nowadays, thanks to the rise of music-streaming services like Pandora and Spotify, that choice is becoming whether to download music or just stream it online.
Interviews with college-age music fans suggest that more and more are choosing to stream music instead of downloading it. After all, why pay for music when you can summon almost any song you want, at any time, for free?
And the growth of music apps, online radio channels, and music-streaming platforms raise an even larger question: Do we really need to 'own' music anymore?
"The last time I bought a CD was probably in middle school, and I can't even remember what it was," said Sean Wilson, 21, of Atlanta, Georgia. "Ninety percent of my friends stream music. To be honest, I haven't seen someone use iTunes in a really long time."
In five years, Wilson believes "streaming will be the norm. It's more practical and more convenient than buying music and uploading it onto something. And the best part is, it's free."
You can read the full article here
Personally I stream a lot, but the songs I really love I will buy so I can listen to them without having to worry about an Internet connection/good phone signal. Another thing is a lot of people can't afford music right now with the economy sucking so badly. I wonder what this will do to the music industry especially as someone who isn't into mainstream stuff. I love streaming music for discovery (and I have ended up buying stuff I discovered on Pandora). But the industry is changing and I hope the business can keep up and good bands aren't lost in the process.
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