The music industry is an ever-changing, revolutionary entertainment industry for the masses. Music provides entertainment to all masses due to the variety of genres produced. Music is a very profitable and complex industry. Music has become a global industry for musical artists to express their art in the form of songs for the masses. Music pleases not only the ears but all aspects of a person. Music allows individuals to explore and let their imaginations expand when listening to a song. Over the years, the industry has seen dramatic changes. Whether it's genres, forms of distribution or even the impact of the artist. The industry is diverse and constantly evolving over the years. Over the past 20 years, the industry has changed through technological breakthroughs and adoptions. One important change that has occurred is the digital distribution of music. Today, in our society, music is purchased via the Internet. The simplicity of having an entire library of music on one device was embraced rather than having stacks of CDs or cassettes. The emergence of the Mp3 file has changed the way we listen to music. MP3s are portable digital songs, offering high quality sound and cheaper. Essentially by eliminating the middleman, digital music has taken control of music away from the major record labels and put the power back in the hands of the listener. Large companies such as Apple's iTunes created digital music distribution. CNNMoney mentions: “iTunes is currently responsible for 63% of all digital music sales” (CNNMoney). They established the standard of 99 cents for a single song, which was quickly adopted by major music companies. Selling songs by singles offered more control...... middle of paper ...... theirs since they make money licensing the music for streaming services. Labels are embracing streaming services because they offer another way to generate revenue in a not-so-strong music economy. Music has been a part of human culture since the dawn of time and it continues to transcend language barriers, belief systems and remains completely open to interpretation. Music has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. The main barrier breaker is attributed to the Internet, which has opened up a whole new world for music. Music will continue to evolve over time as the industry finds new ways to use the Internet. Major labels have found that adapting to new industry practices has brought them continued change. Musicians and labels must remain open and accepting of changes over time, for the benefit of consumers as well as themselves..