FM radio has
been a resilient medium in the Internet era,
but that resilience is weakening. While it was
able to survive and adapt to the introduction
of television, new digital services are
beginning to change the way people listen to
music, endangering radio once again.
2. From Tastemaker to Validator: Record
labels and key industry charts are flocking to
digital in search of tastemakers and breaking
music. Increasingly, digital plays are being
integrated into radio-driving charts like the
Billboard Hot 100 and touted in trade ads
seeking spins for new songs, weakening
radio's traditional role as a minter of hits.
