WBUR

Why new music can't compete with old music

When host Peter O’Dowd asked his 13-year-old daughter what songs are popular on TikTok right now, she responded with “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” by Paul Anka from 1959. Music writer Ted Gioia has ...
ecoustics

Is Old Music Killing New Music?

All the growth in the music business now comes from old songs — how did we get here, and is there a way back? The new music market is actually shrinking. All the growth in the market is coming from ...
American Songwriter

Old Vs. New Music—Which is Winning?

For those who haven’t noticed, there’s been a rush on legendary artists’ musical catalogs recently. In the past few months, entire (or almost entire) catalogs from musicians like Bob Dylan, Whitney ...
CNET

Artificial Intelligence Can Break Down Old Songs Into Individual ‘Stems.’ Here’s How It’s Used

New movies, shows and games can incorporate old music, thanks to this AI technique that isolates musical elements in songs. Artificial intelligence can generate new songs and even artists, but it can ...
The New York Times

In the Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising

Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre. Charley Crockett, a rising star in the roots-music field, performing in Nashville, Ind., in May.Credit...Kristine ...
NPR

Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a divide between old and new musicians

SAN BENITO, Texas — The southern subtropics of Texas, known as the Rio Grande Valley, is a geographically and culturally distinct part of the Lone Star State — as much Mexican as Texan — with its own ...
Time

Here’s Why Taylor Swift Is Re-Releasing Her Old Albums

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