[nicky0]

What makes an artist "legitimate"?

[eleveriven]

By "legitimate" I mean artists who create original, creative works and contribute to the cultural and artistic ecosystem, as opposed to anonymous, mass-generated content that seems designed primarily to exploit platform algorithms

[iamacyborg]

They release records and play shows.

[nicky0]

I hear what you are saying but that's kind of an established-music-industry centric view. There are all kinds of musicians, not just "recording artists" in the 20th century industry mold.

[troupo]

That somehow makes people who create music for games and movies not legitimate artists.