I mean, I have real questions. Do music videos exist solely on Youtube now, or are there music video television stations still? Usually when I start a piece with a question like this, I already know the answer. But in this case, I sincerely don't know the place of the music video in 2015. I do know that they no longer exist on MTV, ironic considering the stations name, Music Television Network, implies it should still house these rare creatures.
If music videos are only on YouTube, which is where I find them, where is the revenue stream? These videos often cost large chunks of change to produce. Is that cost completely offset by advertising on the site? If so, damn. The world truly is a new frontier. If the costs aren't covered by ads, is the expense written off as advertising for the CD/mp3 release? Are mp3's still a thing? Do they sell downloads of the videos? So many questions. I just don't know.
It's unlike me to have fallen so far off the pace of a cultural phenomenon, and the result leaves me feeling ill at ease.