The Changing Landscape of the Music Business The music industry is in the process of a great change.In the past decades，artists made money through physical sales of records，CDs，and cassettes，While in recent years，downloading songs from services such as Amazon or iTunes has become the most common way for people to purchase music，and the whole idea of buying music to own may be falling.To take its place are Internet apps that Stream music directly to leaners on their smartphones，labels of computers.（1）GG While this is great for fans who now have aces 10 millions of songs a the flick of a touchscreen，it has shattered the traditional model of how an artist manages his or her career.
With music lovers increasingly moving away from making one-time purchases towards an all-you-can-listen-to service，what is a hard-working artist to do？The main problem facing many musicians is that payments-per-stream of a song are much lower than what an artist would receive from a download.（2）CC In November of 2014，award-winning musician Taylor Swift pulled her entire music catalog from Spottily，a popular streaming app，claiming that their business model suggests that music does not hold much worth.
（3）AA They claim that it offers smaller artists a chance for their music to get heard by a wider audience.Brian Message，manager of the band Radiohead，has come out in support of streaming services.He sees them as a way for musicians and fans to interact.
Regardless of what artists may think about this change in the music industry，there's no arguing that they need to adapt in order to make money（4）FF.
Corporate sponsorship can be a risky option for musicians.A band can make much money by agreeing to promote a product or license its music for use in advertisements-but there are marry ways that this can backfire.When hands work with businesses.jye.ai may lose the image hey have worked to create.（5）EE Artists must develop an image that appeals to their farms in order to remain unique and authentic，or they risk striking the wrong chord，which could leave them struggling to sustain careerism in this new business landscape.
A.Others have welcomed the idea of streaming music.
B.However，those forms of media are quickly fading away.
C.Some big-name artists have called attention to the issue.
D.The mules could be different for smaller bands just starting out.
E.Maintaining a fine image while working on a career is certainly tricky.
F.One major shift is the growth in partnership between artists and businesses.
G.These apps are available either as free versions or as monthly subscription services.
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