| Feed this food to the wolves said by Michael Greene:
Songwriters, singers, musicians, labels, publishers. The entire music food chain is at serious risk.
And for good reason. How about we take out the labels/publishers (corporate radio networks and sleazy concert promoters too), and give the money to the songwriters, singers and musicians for a change?
I've long been saying this industry needs to be killed off and started all over again by a savvy 19-year-old who has fresh ideas about what people want to listen to and how to deliver it.
Good riddance to the old industry. Indeed, old is the word for it. I watched the Grammy's off and on last night, and was struck by how many of the artists are in their 40s and 50s. Not many of the under-25 set. Under-25 was the typical age of rock superstars when I was growing up. Kudos to the Grammys producers for inviting 16-year-old Olympian Sarah Hughes to the broadcast. When she made a comment about her peers in school, it brought this youthful-talent thing into sharp relief for me (and hopefully millions of other viewers).
We need to make room for a whole new generation of superstars.
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