Sociokulturní a ekonomické faktory ústupu kolektivní hudební tvorby

This Master’s thesis examines the decline of collective music creation in the form of bands and explores the reasons why they are being replaced by solo artists in the contemporary music industry. The objective is to analyze the socio-cultural and economic factors behind this trend within the context of digitalization, streaming services, social media, and evolving genres. The theoretical framework integrates the historical development of bands, the transformation of the music industry, the economic conditions of project management, and the influence of algorithms and the "TikTokization" of music. The practical section is based on quantitative research conducted among Czech solo artists and bands, comparing their production backgrounds, economics, platform engagement, release strategies, and listenership. The findings indicate that solo artists possess a structural advantage due to lower costs, greater flexibility, and superior adaptability to platform logic, which contributes to the gradual decline of the band format.