As far as innovation and creativity go regarding some of the most popular music, artists like "Lady Gaga" give me hope. I saw a performance she gave on SNL and I became a fan. The true "innovation" is occurring in the studio. (Which has been the case for a LONG time) Let's face it though, there will always be creative/innovative music and youth that will find it and wear it like a badge of honor.
- Memes - Dogfort - F7u12 cartoons - Image macros The deeper meaning of the discussion makes better sense when you recognize they're not talking about "music as a thing you listen to" but about "music as a thing you sell." The Internet, reduced to its barest meaning, is "the death of middle-men." The music industry, as traditionally viewed, is nothing but a middle-man. And if youth cannot be clustered around easily marketable totems, "middle-manning" the product loses profitability.