DoctaMario t1_itcmdla wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:52 PM

Reply to comment by _90s_Nation_ in The Modern Music industry sounds like a shit-show by coolguysteve21

Beyonce, Britney, BSB all got in under the old paradigm before things really changed though. They'll always be stars because they came up when stars were still a big thing.

I think labels are smart enough to know that promoting Dua Lipa to people who listen to rock or 90s country is just flushing money down the toilet and that because the radio isn't as ubiquitous as it used to be, people can stay in their own backwater and be completely unaware of what's going on in other genres if they want to. Nobody knows anyone in the top 40 but that cuts both ways, as people who listen to top 40 probably don't know the people these other folks listen to.

_90s_Nation_ t1_itcmtrp wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:55 PM

I can't really follow you.

There's no household names. Is what I'm saying. Everyone knows Michael Jackson.

In 70 years, no current popstar will be remembered.

DoctaMario t1_itcoe2o wrote on October 22, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Simplest way I can put it is, people's listening habits have changed and there's more to compete with music now in terms of entertainment so big stars are going to be fewer and far between. If Michael Jackson came out now, he'd have the same recognizability issues Dua Lipa has. More choice=less ubiquity=less big stars.

_90s_Nation_ t1_itcpbiz wrote on October 22, 2022 at 5:12 PM

You're exactly right, which is what I'm saying.

Music is just not as big as it used to be.