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Matt Mullen

James Blake on the music industry's broken economics: "The brainwashing worked and now people think that music is free"

James Blake.

It's no secret that the music industry's economic model is making it harder for all but the most successful artists to earn a living from their music. As this inequality has deepened in recent years, an increasing number of musicians and producers have spoken out on the issue. 

The latest to offer their views is Grammy-winning British artist James Blake, who delivered a searing assessment of how the industry's economic model has been transformed by the rise of streaming services and TikTok over the weekend.

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