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And the Songbirds Keep Singing: Music Deaths 2022

Migos’ master of triplets, the queen mother of all girl group singers, country’s coal miner’s daughter, classic rock’s songbird, one of Hitsville's greatest hitmakers, the spirit of Foo Fighters and a visionary young jazz trumpeter were among the musical voices taken from us in 2022.

Upsetters, Ruff Ryders and the Backbeat of Rock and Roll: Music Deaths 2021

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Matty Karas

Upsetters, Ruff Ryders and the Backbeat of Rock and Roll: Music Deaths 2021

Dub shaman Lee 'Scratch' Perry, fin de siècle rap king DMX, Rolling Stone heartbeat Charlie Watts, jazz fusion giant Chick Corea and salsa pioneer Johnny Pacheco were among the music figures we lost in 2021.

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Matty Karas

Make Me an Angel: Music Deaths 2020

Eddie Van Halen, Little Richard, John Prine, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, Helen Reddy, Pop Smoke and MF Doom were among the giants lost to this dark, devastating year.

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Matty Karas

Music Deaths 2019

The year we lost Nipsey Hussle, Ric Ocasek, Jessye Norman, Juice WRLD, Ginger Baker, Daniel Johnston and many more.

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Matty Karas

Music Deaths 2018

The year we lost Aretha, Avicii, Mac Miller, Hugh Masekela, Cecil Taylor and many more.

quote:// "After 15 years of declining consumer spend, it’s time to stop focusing on what was or 'should' be. Industries don’t rebuild themselves."

Less Money, Mo' Music & Lots of Problems: A Look at the Music Biz

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Matthew Ball

Less Money, Mo' Music & Lots of Problems: A Look at the Music Biz

Music may have been the first media format to be upended by digital, but more than 15 years later, it's the only one still fixated on what was, not what can be. If the industry hopes to restore growth, both labels and artists will need to confront the changes brought about by the likes of iTunes and Spotify. Only then can a path forward be charted.