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I don't think it's an issue of old vs. new music but the decline of pop music. People are just tired of the same boring rehashed pop music being pushed by the major record labels. Streaming services are making new artists from independent labels accessible and allowing younger people to rediscover older music.
Maybe the takeaway is that most new music just sucks? It's been the case for at least a decade. Multiple genres overrun by celebrities (vs talent) and endless re-hashing of the same ideas, samples and arrangements. Every year there is only a handful of artists that stand out. EDIT: A little experiment taking random past years: - 1969: Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Fletwood Mac, Johnny Cash, Creedence…
> America says we love a chorus
> But don't get complicated and bore us
> Though meaning might be missin'
> We need to know the words after just one listen so...
> (Repeat stuff, repeat stuff, repeat stuff)
There are plenty of independent radio stations who curate diverse shows of both modern and older music. The best shows are the ones which lean towards mostly modern music with a few classic songs sprinkled in. They find the new artists who become the classic “old music” that everyone else discovers 5-10 years later. One great example is https://kexp.org/ from Seattle which has thrived for over 25 years with exactly t…