Ask A Columnist: Rolling Stone Executive Editor Joe Levy Answers Your Questions

We all have our opinions on why the music "industry" is sliding on CD sales. This is my question to you: Has anyone mentioned MTV's lack of video play as a possible cause for a slide in the music biz? MTV is on almost every cable network in the US. It could still reach kids instantly if they used this as a medium. -- KingLeer I'm sure someone's mentioned it. Everyone certainly bitches about it. Of course, MTV cut back on video play ten years ago or more, long before CDs sales fell lower...

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