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Some reflections to start the week.

The IFPI's "Engaging with Music" report for 2023 offers valuable insights into the diverse ways in which people incorporate music into their daily activities.

Here are excerpts from the 2023 IFPS report:

Prepared by @dominiktomczyk
👉 Commuting to work or school: 45%
👉 Driving in the car: 50%
👉 Doing housework: 39%
👉 Exercising or at the gym: 33%
👉 Relaxing or unwinding: 41%

And my question is: how many % of people simply dedicate time to listening to music as a art form? This report shows that music has become a utilitarian object and has ceased to be an art. Music as a backdrop for activities, music as a 'therapist', music as an integral part of our lives. Music seems to have lost its status as art because of this. In addition, an art worth paying for. Maybe that's why it's so hard for artists to make a living from music today, because it has no value in our eyes, it's just a filler. Today, when it takes 10 minutes for an AI to degenerate a song, why should I pay someone for their work?

What are the strategies to bring music back to the status of ART?

What do you think?

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