Music, like all other forms of cultural expression, evolve over a length of time. What is successful in one generation, is not necessarily so in the next. As a result, musical artists who attain success today appeal to the cultural trends present in the current period. Of course, occasionally these trends are anachronistic in nature and throwbacks to an earlier generation. Both musicians and musical trends are constantly in flux and rarely remain static for a length of time.

Music today has become more niched and appeals to more fractured markets. This appears to have occured due to the opening up of communication channels for musicial artists. Musicians are no longer subject to the whims and desires of a small subset of music producers. They can use the internet or other new communication channels to appeal directly to the consumer of the product, and attain success by only garnering a small subset of the available audience.

These musical trends have led to a more niched musical tapestry which has improved self-expression by artists. As a result, musical artists are both expected and able to provide an musical experience that is honest and personal. If an audience member connects with this experience, all the best. If not, they can seek out a musical artist they can connect with.