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# The Music Industry Will Not Always Be This Way
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-music-industry-will-not-always-be-this-way/
- Published: 2016-04-07T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-04-07T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: For those artists having a hard time adjusting to the ins and outs of the modern music economy, take heart! Struggling as a music entrepreneur doesn't necessarily mean that your. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/04/the-music-industry-will-not-always-be-this-way.html]
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Think Tank, Social Media, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1b9ae43970c-150wi "1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1b9ae43970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)For those **artists** having a hard time adjusting to the ins and outs of the **modern music economy**, take heart! **Struggling** as a **music entrepreneur** doesn't necessarily mean that your **creative work** doesn't have **value**, and may simply **indicate** that you **need a change of scene**.

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Here **Jon Hockley** discusses with the [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) community how the frustration felt by many artists over their failure to find immediate success may be more a result of their environment than their actual creative work itself.

*"Perhaps your music is great but no one is ready for it? Maybe the few people that matter are listening to you at showcases. Maybe your memes are preferred to your music because you do all your posting in the morning when no one has the time to listen to music."*

*[\[Continue Reading\]](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-music-industry-wont-always-be-like-this.html?SSScrollPosition=0&ref=hypebot.com)*

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