The Next Track

Episode #215 - People Aren't Listening to Much New Music

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More than two-thirds of music listened to in the US is old music. Music less than 18 months old accounts for only a third of listening, and this share is dropping. We discuss what this means for the future of the music industry.

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‌Show notes:

  • Over 66% of All Music Listening in the Us Is Now of Catalog Records, Rather Than New Releases
  • Zeno's paradoxes
  • 75% of Tiktok’s Users Say They Discover New Artists on the Platform
  • Movie references aren’t the only allusions to be lost on other people
  • Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres

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