Let’s be real — the way we consume music today looks nothing like it did just a decade or two ago. Long gone are the days of heading to the store to buy a CD or waiting for your favorite song to play on the radio. Now, with just a few taps on your phone, you’ve got millions of tracks at your fingertips. Thanks to streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora, music is more accessible, more personal, and more social than ever before.

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