{"product_id":"prophets-porn-stars-and-playlists-kenneth-hillyard-9788797618936","title":"Prophets, Porn Stars, and Playlists: How Modern Music Lost Its Soul - And Why It Still Deserves to Be Saved","description":"Prophets, Porn Stars, and Playlists: How Modern Music Lost Its Soul - and Why It Still Deserves to Be Saved\u003cbr\u003eBy Kenneth Hillyard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eModern music is everywhere - and somehow, it means nothing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this scathing, brutally honest, and ultimately hopeful manifesto, Kenneth Hillyard unpacks the quiet tragedy of a music industry that's traded soul for strategy, vulnerability for virality, and depth for algorithm-approved dopamine. What used to be sacred - the song, the artist, the listener - has been flattened into background noise, branding, and \"content.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this isn't just a critique. It's a confession. A reckoning. A love letter to the artists still fighting to be real in a system designed to reward the fake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith chapters that expose the rise of soulless hits, the fall of artist integrity, and even a real-world social experiment involving a fake all-female band called Prophetic Porn Stars, this book asks the questions so many are afraid to voice: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy does empty music rise while honest songs disappear? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan real art survive when the algorithm decides what we hear? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat role do we, the listeners, play in shaping the future of music? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough essays, reflections, and one final, quiet plea, Prophets, Porn Stars, and Playlists invites readers to stop scrolling, start listening - and maybe, start caring again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of real music.\u003cbr\u003eFor defenders of the imperfect.\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who still believes a song can change something.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Hillyard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8797618934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788797618936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiral ARC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Kenneth Hillyard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440558682367,"sku":"9788797618936","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a7e3a28-d9c2-4879-a913-bfd48f4286a9.jpg?v=1777183241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prophets-porn-stars-and-playlists-kenneth-hillyard-9788797618936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}