Unlike traditional music formats, digital music today has completely changed the industry. Technology and music go hand in hand in the present date and has led to the birth of a plethora of music forms with the use of creative instruments.
Industries have risen around the creation and distribution of music in such a great pace that the release of a single or album can reach the mass within a matter of seconds. Moreover, the contribution of technology to music has also changed the ease of sharing and downloading songs that further offers quick responses from fans and critics alike.
Right from sharing albums, streaming subscriptions, downloading the latest release and advertising the creation in various platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, digital music has widely changed the way of listening and discussing about music. The accessibility of music from the digital world via iTunes, Spotify and many such platforms has brought about great ease amongst people across all corners of the world.
Music has been playing a vital role in the lives of every person and we cannot thank technology enough for constantly offering us amazing opportunities to enjoy them as per our ease and interests. For instance, the ease to purchase or download songs over the last decade has become so much easier that a person only requires investing in his internet connection.
Gone are the days when a person required buying a complete CD or DVD pack of his favorite albums. All that is required to be done now is visit a licensed music store, browse through the list of songs available and download them for a nominal charge or free! This also is helpful for people who wish to download only a certain number of songs from an album instead of paying for the entire one even when not required.
While there are many people across the globe downloading music from illegal platforms, there is nothing that the music industry is able to do for the same. With digitization directly affecting media industries today, the effect of unlicensed downloading of songs has seen no improvement.
Like pop star Taylor Swift once stated, “Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for”. She further added, “It’s my opinion that music should not be free, and my prediction is that individual artists and their labels will someday decide what an album’s price point is. I hope they don’t underestimate themselves or undervalue their art.”
