Indeed, accountants and the internet provided the one-two punch. I recognize the historical bias of "new music sucks." However I remember iconic hit songs dro

Indeed, accountants and the internet provided the one-two punch. I recognize the historical bias of "new music sucks." However I remember iconic hit songs dropping every single week in the 80s, from multiple genres. Now I hear a trickle of a few a year. Most pop tracks seem to be just vocals and beats, better to fend off lawsuits I suspect. Another important milestone in the legal environment folks might have forgotten was when George Harrison was taken to court over the music of one of his songs being reminiscent of a Motown-era ditty. ("My Sweet Lord" vs. "He's So Fine") There are undoubtedly some great undiscovered writers and musicians that haven't been noticed nor allowed to be noticed by the big players. Artist development went in the toilet as profits declined.