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wtf?

We are definitely in a brave new world music biz

Here historied songwriter Irving Caesar explains why he proclaims why “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” is the most perfect popular song ever written

The title is the first line of the song.
The first line tells the entire story right there.
The melody follows the words.
After the hook you can hum it in your head or even make up your own words.

It is the very beginning of the 1 hour episode
https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/493488/s01-e07-always-chasing-rainbows-tin-pan-alley?start=true

Modern hits remind me of modern movie titles (that aren’t franchise series), one word that tells you nothing about the film.

And I am not questioning your sharing of that link, I am echoing his sentiment (expressed in the title, he actually liked some of the rhythms). I watched the whole video and none of it leaps at me.

I still haven’t listened to WAP despite the AMA nominations and any awards. It’s the only one I have even heard about although I do recognize the names of several of those performers on “the top 10 list”.

I still think that there are countless other music movements going on that aren’t getting much exposure.

The careers of Elvis, The Beatles, and Nirvana (each of which spearheaded music revolutions, without them on the radio and tv none of the others becomes household names) are flukes, the exception. And they met opposition (not just rejection) from the industry. They started on small labels in America.

One thing I’ve noticed with Spotify is some non-US bands cannot even be streamed on Spotify. You can find their albums and songs/tracks but they are blocked by location. Well unless Spotify changes their contracts or some US publisher steps up to sign on (for a percent of Spotify money?) they won’t be heard hear.