Comment by ng12

> But it's not clear that it's the same music we get today.

So what? We're just trending back towards the long-tail. The whole "super star" phenomenon only exists because producing/distributing music was expensive and so corporations were able to exert control over music consumption and (more importantly) music discovery. Most of my favorite bands fund their albums via Kickstarter/Patreon/etc, I listen to it on Spotify, and I drop $20-$40 on tickets when they come to town. My money is still there, I just spend it on the services that provide the most value to me.