I'd disagree in music. Many of the industry's top musicians started lo-fi in their room or basement, like Lorde or Billie Eilish, or all the garage rock, punk r

I'd disagree in music. Many of the industry's top musicians started lo-fi in their room or basement, like Lorde or Billie Eilish, or all the garage rock, punk rock, hip hop, etc. Those artists get propelled by mass media, but they were nobodies and had basic equipment. So even in the Poppiest of genres, you have breakout by unheard of people. Then, expanding to folk or jazz or electronic, Spotify allows a measly income and exposure for very obscure, niche players and their small record companies. Power has been widely distributed by Napster, Spotify, and many others. They barely gatekeep these obscure artists, they use algorithms, though they do not share a decent % of profits with artists, IMO.