ImSmartherThanYou
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Well, obviously, it's any of these things alone, but that's also a valid point. That's why so many bands have taken to building their own studios and self-publishing their music, because it gives them more control and ownership because the major labels want to simplify everything and maximize their own gains.The death of rock has nothing to do with quality and everything to do with money. Rock is just so much more expensive and time consuming to make than other forms of music. Studio time costs a fortune, you're dividing everything up amongst multiple people. It's just so much easier to sit at a computer and make beats and then have someone sing over it. Easy to split out the money, less money being spent to make it. That's why rock is dying.
There are tons of causes... MTV turned from "Music Television" to whatever you'd call it nowadays.
Too many mediums.
Terrestrial radio became obsolete.
The pressure to do something new and be unique led to traditional rock/hard rock going by the wayside and the rise of mixed-genre rock music.
Lots of stuff contributed.