EWOT Goggles #3 - 9/24

Today's music industry allows us to listen to our favorite artists and songs whenever we want. Any type of song you could ever imagine is ready always ready for download. One of my favorite artists right now is Mac Miller who has gained a lot of fame over the past couple of years in a way different than most rappers. He has rose to stardom without the release of an official album. All of his songs are downloadable for free through websites that have mixtape downloads. It is a very impressive feat without a doubt and even in today's industry, it seems surprising that someone just out of high school can be so famous even though he doesn't make money from music sales. How does the economy play into this? Well, Mac Miller does make money from concerts but those concerts are only possible because of the release and widespread popularity of his mixtapes. Maybe he's just so unbelievably talented that everyone loves his songs. Coming from a big fan, his talent level is not that high. I guess the only way it could be possible is through word of mouth and marketing. But even then, product sales would have to be through the roof and word would have to spread unbelievably quickly. In any case, the reasons for Mac Miller's stardom are either unexplainable or just too complicated for someone in the first month of his first Intro to Economics class.