People didn't care about songwriters, producers or anyone else behind the scenes when they were buying records. They bought them because that's how you buy music and support what they like. So, why would people care now?

I didn't hear anything special brought up in that useless promotional meeting. It was basically "we all live through music. This is the first artist-owned streaming site. Join the journey." How is any of that important to the buying public?

Makes me want to download free music even more.