Music is the fuel for most of our lives. A lot of us get excited when an artist releases new music or announces tours with concerts in our own cities. With the Corona Virus, this huge part of our lives has been greatly affected. Artists make music from music, it's their main source of income. Without as many consumers for their music, there isn’t really a reason to make as much music and release it as often. Especially since travel is difficult and largely frowned upon, tours and concerts are becoming less and less.
There have been many changes and almost every part of the music industry has been affected. Live performances are the biggest part of the industry that got hit by the Virus. Also, recordings of songs are being sold less due to people not listening to as much music and not going out to stores to buy it. Advertising is also down because people aren’t out and about looking at magazines, billboards, or posters. About 75% of artists’ income comes from live performances so when things start to reopen and venues become available, that's when the rebuilding can start (Hall).
A lot of people don’t realize how big the music industry is. Of course, there are the artists, but then all of the people on the side who make it work. The producers, makeup artists, recorders, backstage people(lights and sound), security guards, and sooo much more. Many musicians found themselves at establishments like restaurants and pubs. Some aspiring musicians may never get the chance to show how good they are due to these venues being closed to live music. Lesser-known artists are affected more because they don’t have an audience that knows them yet to be able to support them in these times (Cooper)
Overall, music affects everyone and due to the coronavirus, we all suffer.
citations:
Cooper, Leonie. "Change the tune: how the pandemic affected the music industry." The Guardian, 18 Dec. 2020, www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/18/how-the-pandemic-affected-the-music-industry. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021.
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Hall, Stefan. "This is how COVID-19 is affecting the music industry." World Economic Forum, 27 May 2020, www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/this-is-how-covid-19-is-affecting-the-music-industry/. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021.
This post was really informative, it made me recognize that not just the artists were effected but the people who also helped produce the songs and make it actually happen. Do you think when artist's start to go on tour again they will sell out stadiums or do think it will also effect the amount of people who come to see them?
ReplyDeleteThis is both really surprising and interesting. I guess I've never realized how much of an artists income comes from their tours and performances. With covid happening I would've assumed that more songs were being streamed on apps/services such as Spotify or Apple Music. Do you know if the numbers of streams have gone up since COVID-19 started? Have artists been making more income than normal from those services because they have no live performances?
ReplyDeleteI was actually very surprised when I found out that the opposite is happening. You'd think that Spotify and other apps would be used more but in reality the number of streamers is going down and is being limited to weekend users more and more...The artists have been making about the same from these kind of services but will definitely benefit when things start to reopen and they can continue with live performances.
DeleteI like how you made this blog really relatable to the reader.
ReplyDeleteAre some artists making money by holding virtual concerts?
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