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Recorded music was a viable business for maybe a single century. That’s a historical blip. If you wanted to listen to music before the 20th century, your only o
by philwelch 2y ago
Recorded music was a viable business for maybe a single century. That’s a historical blip. If you wanted to listen to music before the 20th century, your only option was live music, so that’s how musicians made money. In the 21st century this is also how musicians make money. Also, it turns out that even in the 20th century, the real money was still made on tour.
- Yeul 2y agoYeah in the 1980s the stadium concert tours were invented and people like Madonna, Springsteen and Michael Jackson made tons of money from it.
- philwelch 2y agoGoes back before the 80’s. The Rolling Stones played arenas and stadiums on their 1969 tour and “arena rock” was huge in the 70’s. No disrespect towards the 80’s stars though!