The problem with music is that "the industry" focuses so much money and effort on so few people. For their investment, they want a "media star" rather than a musician, so they bank on non-music qualities like attractiveness, acting, dancing, and so on... there is so little variety and innovation in music because of it. People who are "great musicians" but are not great media figures are just buried. Corporate sponsorship will only exaggerate this problem.
The problem with music is that "the industry" focuses so much money and effort on so few people. For their investment, they want a "media star" rather than a musician, so they bank on non-music qualities like attractiveness, acting, dancing, and so on... there is so little variety and innovation in music because of it. People who are "great musicians" but are not great media figures are just buried. Corporate sponsorship will only exaggerate this problem.