> And without the "magic" of bringing a fictional character to life or the highly collaborative nature of highlighting songs by tons of independent producers...

> And without the "magic" of bringing a fictional character to life or the highly collaborative nature of highlighting songs by tons of independent producers... Yes, it is something completely different isn't it. New performances by artists as the audience remembers them from 50 years ago, seems we have skipped over the uncanny valley completely. Fictional artists like Hatsune Miku or Gorillaz are a different fork in the road, and not catering to nostalgia (yet).