The music industry's self-inflicted wounds (Score 1)

Here is an article to the contrary.
Some of the author's points are:

younger consumers live in a world where popular music is ubiquitous (and therefore less precious) than in the '60s and '70s

older music fans may hate hip-hop, nu-metal, or techno

the tastes of graying Beatles and Stones fans have fragmented, making them difficult to reach via mass-marketing

younger fans lose interest quickly and often don't develop strong loyalties