Podcasts are increasing in popularity and consumption: Riverside.fm cites a 2022 study that claims 62% of Americans will listen to a podcast in their lifetime, an increase of 5% from 2021, which still seems low. Out of all streaming media in 2021, “Digital audio captured the highest YoY growth, up 57.9% to $4.9B,” says an iAB article referencing a study by Deighton Associates (this is the ad industry sucking itself off, so take this with an earful of salt). The “music industry” has died exponential digital deaths, but look at the charts! The “audio industry” is in the green and trending up! Why shouldn’t an album be a podcast feed? In the streaming age, both are organized sequences of digital audio files. An exclusive podcast, downloadable via the Luminary app or a Luminary subscription in the Apple Podcasts store. Why not?ĭon’t want to give your credit card to another subscription service whose business model is praying you to forget to cancel? Lost all previous pirating knowledge? Vaguely remember Mediafire and every blog you ever loved shutting down? Already listen to too many podcasts? Get your weekly dose of real hip-hop from People’s Party? Just don’t want to change your habits enough to listen to your favorite podcaster and your favorite actor’s first album together in 20 years? If it were available everywhere, would your algorithm even display it for you?īlack Star’s new album No Fear of Time is exactly what A.I.-generated, SEO-targeted press releases want you to believe: a revolutionary disruption of the music industry’s stagnating model, produced entirely by Madlib. Have you heard the new Black Star album? Me neither. Will Hagle : big fan of Chicago, big fan of canoes. Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon.
Real music shouldn’t be hidden behind a paywall as a podcast and neither should great journalism.
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