Who Listens to the Radio Anymore?
 

I make close to $100K a year from my music and wanted to ask everyone on here if I should even bother fighting to get my music onto the radio. Does anyone listen to radio anymore? Or better question, do people who really appreciate music listen to the radio anymore?

If doing Elton John covers on the cruise ship is earning you that kind of dough I say why worry.

If it's not college radio or NPR, it's owned by Clear Channel. What's the use in listening to programming that's the result of a focus group?

Uh, I've never performed on a Cruise Ship...

That's how I feel! Is that how most music appreciators feel as well? I was thinking of pushing my music to College radio and leaving it at that.

Don't stop believin'

I've been subscribed to Sirius radio for 2+ years now. With my job I'm driving around 3-4 hours a day usually and it's on full time. Tons of channels ranging from metal to electro to classical and everything else with no commercials...its great.

I've actually discovered a suprising amount of new artists I like on there, and bought their cd's, so it might be something you wanna consider, idk. I actually know quite a few other people who have it as well. /shrug

I don't know i think radio will always be good for music. it will always make money...but i guess it also depends on what kind of music you make. "radio listeners" is a big, mixed group that includes everyone from teens and young adults blasting the latest pop/ hip-hop from their cars or the older demographic that I have recently noticed either listen the radio ALL day at work or play the radio on the corresponding website ALL day. what kind of music do you make i guess is what im getting at

I don't like the radio. The only time I'd use it is in the car, I turn it on, there's nothing but ****e or adverts on. And I have to flick from channel to channel to find something I can tolerate.

Far too much effort.

I just bring a CD with me, or CDs depending on the length of the journey.

No. Unless it's college radio or NPR and such.