I think part of it is also portability. In the 80's, 90's and even into the early 00's it didn't matter whether you were listening to the music at home or on th

I think part of it is also portability. In the 80's, 90's and even into the early 00's it didn't matter whether you were listening to the music at home or on the move, you still needed your tape or CD, even into the 00's you carried around a limited MP3 collection. You were limited by the physical media that carried the albums. by around 2010 I had TB of music and it's just not practical to carry that around. However with 3G/4G I can access almost any song I want via Spotify without ads and without sacrificing any space on my device. Just for paying a small fee each month. I still pay for my music, but I don't own anything anymore.