The past decade in music was a time of transformation and interconnection, including breakout stars Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and BTS. (IMG: Taylor Swift, New York Times)

Since the gramophone, technological advances led to the rise of more portable and accessible formats from vinyl records in the 1950s ago compact discs (CDs) in the 1980s, and now streaming. (IMG: Rufus du Söl vinyl)

Summer is typically the high season for music festivals, but artists are finding ways, even during the cold winter months, to engage with fans. (IMG: IglooFest)