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Feels like RIAA napster era all over again.
by whalesalad 3y ago
Feels like RIAA napster era all over again.
- afavour 3y agoI don't really see how. That era was actually dominated by the record labels, not the artists (Metallica excepted). Artists were eager to try new models of of the music business (e.g. Radiohead releasing a "pay what you want" album) but the labels refused to adapt to the times. This feels like something quite different. The artists themselves are concerned about being replaced by a computer-generated facsimile of their creativity. If anything the record labels would probably love that. Make a Billie Eilish-y album without having to pay her any royalties for it? A dream.
- Drakim 3y agoA lot of these artists don't actually know how to play instruments, get their beats and tunes from others, and also use auto-tuning for their vocals. From the perspective of people who actually learn musical theory, compose music, perform music, and learn to sing, technology has already long ago replaced the artists.
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- ZitchDog 3y agoThis was my thought as well. Many people don’t remember how huge Napster was at the time. Dr Dre and Metallica speaking out changed the zeitgeist in a massive way.