1. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/06/has-technology-changed-the-experience-of-
music/57961/
Companies within the music industry have seen technological advances in the creation and
distribution of recorded music.
companies with activities involved in the creation and recording, distribution and sales, and
performance of music. The industry includes live music and concerts as well as the sale of
recorded music and music publishing, promotion and management.
From the perspective of major record labels, the music industry is in a state of chaos.
To many new musicians who are vying to get noticed in the mainstream market,
however, the music industry is thriving now more than ever. The Internet has fostered a
new age of communication, connectivity, and access to information that has opened the
floodgates for public consumption of new artistic material. Over the past 12 years, the
digitization of music has transformed the way in which music is produced, distributed,
promoted, and consumed. The effects of these changes have yet to be seen in full
force, but they have already had major consequences on the business of music.
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