Yeah. The real trick (at least in the US) is to get your music on the radio (see https://qz.com/1094963/radio-survived-the-tape-cd-and-ipod-in-the-age-of-spotif

Yeah. The real trick (at least in the US) is to get your music on the radio (see https://qz.com/1094963/radio-survived-the-tape-cd-and-ipod-in-the-age-of-spotify-its-more-popular-than-ever/ https://qz.com/1094963/radio-survived-the-tape-cd-and-ipod-i... for an example). People still seem to look for new music on the radio here, and a publisher can make that happen much easier than Spotify can.