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Digital Music

With the advent of streaming and music downloads, it has become easier and easier for people to listen to music. Since 2010, the music industry has gone through a boom of new artists, albums, and big hits, making it easier for people to find specific music that they enjoy. Even in 2010, digital music accounted for more than half of music revenue. Social media apps like Instagram and Tik Tok make it even easier to for artists to connect with their fans than it was in the past. It's easy to see that the digitalization of music has made it more accessible to everyone! (Murphy, 2019)

Covid 19 and Music

As we know, music is comforting and can reduce stress, anxiety, and improve people's lives! But how has the Covid 19 pandemic changed the way we listen to music? In the early times of the pandemic, people were stuck at home and had much more time on their hands, time to fill with music! But the pandemic actually decreased music consumption from March 2020 to May 2020, which hardly ever happens. So, artists had to get creative. Many artists started streaming live music and concerts from their homes on platforms like Twitch. This worked and music consumption rose again as people adapted to the new normal (Grant, 2020).