article_snippet: Music sales have declined sharply in the past few years, and in July, Swift wrote an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal about the future of the music industry in which The singer touched on the issue.
article_snippet: Customers "are buying only the (albums) that hit Customers like an arrow through the heart or have made Customers feel strong or allowed Customers to feel like Customers really aren't alone in feeling so alone," The singer wrote.
article_snippet: It isn't as easy today as it was 20 years ago to have a multiplatinum-selling album, and as artists, that should challenge and motivate us.
article_snippet: The music industry is changing -- and we're proud of we part in that change -- but lots of problems that have plagued The music industry since The music industry inception continue to exist.