In the past, there was a need for record labels, because there was no feasible way in which acts could communicate directly with their fans which was cost effective.
Now, audio-editing software is readily available to be illegally downloaded, it's completely likely that DAW can be purchased, and fans can be directly involved with the artists for no cost at all.
I feel like the use for record labels has been all but used up; anyone with the desire to play music can now do so on the internet.
It's not necessarily a bad thing either; there's such an abundance of new music readily available that music aficionados are now able to take advantage of it and find new acts they're interested in.
If anything, I feel as though it's more of a renaissance than anything.
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