The streaming era of music has been inevitable in many ways, whether some like it or not. But does this streaming era have the same kind of fairness in the music industry from its predecessor of the physical copy era? It’s not all bad for consumers, but for those who write/produce/publish music on their own it’s a nightmare. It’s not a secret that streaming platforms for artists such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music help greatly to promote your personal brand. But unless you already have the followers to back up these promotions, you’re likely going to be getting the same 50 listeners every month. In the time of the physical era, it was actually about the same if you consider the larger companies factoring in.