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Well today's kids certainly aren't as eager or thirsty to find out more about the songs/singers they like compared to previous generations from what I see. They listen to the radio, find a song that they (or everybody else) likes, and put it on repeat on their iPods without giving a second thought as to reading up about the singer or the lyrics of the songs. Today's teen music listeners are probably more concerned about keeping up with the latest music trends and being "in fashion" than actually getting to know what kind of music they personally like and also listening more of other artistes with the same (much less different) sound.
And I also think that downloading through the Internet has quite a bit to do with the drop in sales for concerts and CDs definitely, simply because so much can be downloaded making it pointless to actually attend a concert or buy albums to support their favourite artistes for a lot of young people. This leaves behind the supposedly more "enthusiastic" or "hardcore" fans to keep the industry running.
Keep in mind that I'm using generalisations, and that there will always be a few exceptions here and there who like to buck the trend.
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