a lot of people seem to be wondering why seemingly everything on top 40 radio right now is an interpolation or cover of a massive hit from the early 2000s. that is a de-risking strategy on behalf of the people who now own the underlying copyrights. they are the same funds buying large tranches of single family homes across the US. (in the 80s they bought distressed companies and fired everyone etc). now they buy catalogs and remake/license the IP and feed them to radio to hopefully break even because no one in India or Ecuador is going to pay for a $12 music streaming subscription. let it be understood that no one likes these songs because they suck
its not different than boeing. quality and customer experience is the VERY LAST margin that can be squeezed out of the post-pandemic economy. the pendulum has swung allll the way to peak shitty everything- music, movies, planes, food ingredients, everything.
In music and media i think it will eventually swing back to The Internet Of Giving A Fuck- a high-intention/high-reward alternative to passive media gruel. but its gonna be a painful couple of years