i think music will always find a way to be pertinent. The numbers of people who listen to music on their phones would probably seem an outrageous one. I think you're spot on as far as where the tech is headed Craig.
I also think there will always be demand for guys like Notes. Guys that can bring to you live, make you dance and tap your feet.
I think free broadcast music radio is on life support though.I don't know about Pop stations. I don't listen to them. There's one classic rock station down here, part the iHeart conglomerate that just regurgitates the same crap 24/7.
For broadcast music I listen to the local Pacifica station. They play stuff you won't hear anywhere else and in several different genres.
I still haven't gone the Spotify or Apple radio or any other of that new stuff.
Then again I'm a dinosaur...