Have streaming and social media killed the album? (Harold Heath, Music Radar)

A solid article with frank comments from several seasoned artists.

‘You get a whole spectrum of what an artist is able to do music-wise… on an album you can show also a different side of yourself, or really show what you can do in the studio’ (Cinthie)

‘Would Fleetwood Mac have been able to create Rumours if they were having to spend all their time trying to make content?’ (Miri)

‘Albums give you a story! Singles don’t let you illustrate a coherent journey the way albums do’ (Miri)

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