f the growth of music felt stagnant during the past decades, it is no longer the case. At least, not for the last few years.

The velocity at which artists have cropped up and the digital platforms and record labels that have become available to them means everyone has a chance to become something or put out their own content. Where it goes is another matter. When combined, this part of performing arts operates like a planet of its own, one that is governed by its own set of rules.

We are exposed to content in quantitative and qualitative manners that wasn’t possible just a decade ago.

Numbers continue to play a role. However, they depict what is appealing to a majority of fans in seasonal fashion, changing often. But numbers don’t always mean genius nor do they validate talent. Those are determined by critical analysis and what will always find a permanent space in our sonic-visual and purely audio-based catalogs.

Many factors have contributed to this ever-evolving change, including how we consume music.

To that end, as we welcome 2024, and bid farewell to 2023, here’s a nod to those who built this musical planet majestic, mystical and ground-breaking.

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