Mobin Ojaghloo: Cyberspace has made success easier for the majority, especially in the field of music 

In the music industry, several historical periods can be described, all of which go back to technology. The first period was the gramophone period in the nineteenth century. After that, with the advent of videotape, there was a change in the music industry, which became a CD in the 80s. In the early 90s digital downloads and music, products were created in cyberspace and now we have reached the streaming generation.

Each of these periods has had implications for the industry that have changed even the actors and the type of income. When technology changes, it is not only the technology that rides on the same old market but also the old market itself. The most important thing that happened with Stream was that if we had artists, music companies, and record companies in the past, now platforms have replaced the distribution network, and in the future, they will probably replace the production network. Consider platforms like SoundCloud and Spotify.

The person becomes a member of these platforms and receives a series of services for his/her membership. What happens is that one has a music provider who introduces music to people based on their tastes. It means that it is not like before when one finds songs according to one’s taste.

When these platforms choose music for people and people pay for the platforms because of this offer, the overall music listening rate in the world increases.

Statistically speaking, statistics released by the American Music Producers Association for a comparison of 2017 and 2018 show that the total revenue of the music industry has increased by about 18%.