In the last 100 years, we have listened to music in a very wide variety of ways. We have gone from LPs, cassettes, Walkmans, compact disks, MP3, iPod, YouTube, Pandora, to Apple Music. With the music industry changing so quickly, that has proved to be a very entertaining market, to say the least. With music producers, artists, and consumers involved in the direction, we have seen it take some very interesting turns. We have seen people go great lengths to create the next big thing. We have seen people take large illegal steps to make an ethical statement. It is hard to tell where we will be in 100 years from now, but as the past has shown, we are moving exponentially. As we explore the history and the start of all, it is unpredictable of what lies ahead for the music industry. 

In this essay, Jackson Hern talks about the music industry. He shares about its humble beginnings, and explains where we are at today. Just ask yourself: How much has music really changed over the decades? How has the music industry changed in the last few?

Check out the fastest and most changing industry there is, and see how much music has changed!