The beat goes on: Evolving trends in music consumption

Before the world grew fond of streaming, listening to music through phones and downloaded songs over the internet, consumers in the Gilded Era had to contend with experimental music mechanisms [Courtesy]

In the last decade, music has become omnipresent. The convenience and portability of music devices as well as the iteration of recording and distribution has enabled, literally, anyone to stay in tune with formats that appeal to their individual tastes.

But that has not always been the case.