THE EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE XV CENTURY TO THE EMERGENCE OF MUSIC STREAMING PLATFORMS AS A FORM OF ITS DIGITALIZATION
The research is devoted to the study of the economic component of the evolution of the music industry. The analysis of the influence of performers, record labels and streaming platforms on the state of the music market is carried out. The authors analyzed the impact of scientific and technological progress on the volume of consumption of musical products. The paper presents the author's definitions of "music industry" and "music streaming platforms". The research methods were analysis, comparison, induction and deduction. As a result, it is concluded that the study of the history of the development of the music industry in general and music media in particular indicates that the ancestor of all music streaming platforms can be considered the activities of Napster.