In anything - also in music - how to execute business is key which involves much more than the product. In music (and other arts) the consumer wants simple and easy discovery, centralised services, all-in-one. That is the success of Spotify. Its not new, radio was the method of discovery of music for the mass in the past (and still is for many people). A whole system was/is build around that medium with pluggers pushing music to a radio channel every hour (costing a lot of money and all). I personally think artists will have to face the facts and build their revenue streams around live performing. Music distribution is (just) a marketing tool, eg to get to the attention of the public as well as the event/party promoter.