“For those about to rock… best try another genre”: New stats show that bands are dead, solo and collabs are the way to go and rock has well and truly rolled…

Rock music is dead.

We’ve already touched upon the increasing prominence of the modern solo artist and the fact that such presence in today’s streaming numbers is having a detrimental impact to those bands still hoping for a slice of whatever gig or playback pie they can grab.

But now get set for some brand new bands-are-dead panic…