Is The Music Business Dead For Singing?

The music business is going through some changes that may have you thinking that music is a sinking ship... and that's partially true, but there are some things you should know that really matter... BIG TIME.
Is The Music Business Dead For Singing?
Currently there is a new interest on how old music is crushing new music.
Let's take a look.
Much of this started at the advent of the singing competition TV shows around the world such as "American idol", "The Voice", "America's Got Talent" and other offshoots.
While "talent shows" are not new (some remember Ed McMahon's "Talent Search" etc.) the more recent talent shows have a very controlling effect on the music industry.
There is an old term called A&R. A&R in the record industry stands for Artist and Repertoire. This is a title for a talent scout from a record label to go out and find new talent that the label felt had a strong chance of success. The label would develop this artist, promoting them as best as they could. It was rare that a band was successful on their first record and in many cases even their second record. The record company budgeted in the concept that it was about the third record where the band would be truly successful from then on.
Artists and bands were given a chance to "develop".
This cultivated a huge desire for a young artist to want to express themselves musically, differently, competitively and diversely.
If you take a hard look at music from the 60s to the 90s you will see that bands viciously competed against each other for greatness and that number one slot on Billboard's top 100.
Now let's enter modern TV competition singing shows, but let's start with a question.
Can you name me one TV show where the artist was promoted predominantly from their own original music?
You can't, because there aren't any.
The only thing that was "judged" was how well a singer sang a popular song by another artist that was already established.
This absolutely crushed individuality and creativity.
While it is true, artists did move on with their own original music.
It is unlikely that Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, or many other "Hall Of Fame" artists would have ever made it past the first round on one of these TV shows.
This is primarily because the emphasis was placed on "the high note"
or something silly or contrasty like a little girl singing Megadeth or a feel good story of a telephone salesman singing Nessun Dorma.
Not artistry, but antics and sensationalism.
Now a darker side.
Even within the singing competitions, everyone in the industry knows that they have "pre-chosen" the winner.
If a zebra happens to stand out they will concede to it, but not very often. (let's remember that even Adam Lambert didn't make the cut).
Combine that with all of the lip syncing, auto-tune AI, performances that barely exceed two minutes compared to an artist pouring their heart out for two hours five nights a week on a real stage, you see an immediate dumbing down of true artistry, virtuosity and "earning of the stripes" that creates perseverance and longevity.
Today you can go on the Internet or RUclips, grab a karaoke version of a song, get out your iPhone and record yourself and post it on RUclips and become a RUclips star.
Records companies are no longer in complete control of the music industry.
This has leveled the playing field for those that could not get past the gatekeepers of those record companies.
However search engines such as RUclips, Instagram etc. only "suggest"
things already being searched for. (i.e. cover songs).
So promoting a brand new original song is next to impossible without using cover songs as your platform to start with.
In this video we explore the subject in greater depth.
If you have an interest in this I think you'll find this video provocative.
-Ken Tamplin
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