The music industry was broken a long time before COVID-19 shut it down. So when the pandemic shut down the live music scene, it struck her as a bit of a blessing in disguise. The death of live music left many artists with little or no way to support themselves, while threatening the existence of the "middle class musician" itself. WATCH | Allison Russell on the life of a middle-class musician:Allison Russell on the life of a middle-class musician CBC News 0:53 Montreal-born musician Allison Russell says streaming has made it almost impossible to sustain a career as a middle-class musician. (Submitted by Steve Sainas)The music industry is fundamentally broken up into three separate arms: recorded music, music licensing and live music.

Source: CBC News March 11, 2021 09:00 UTC