artistry

"I feel like it's one of those albums where, even if it's not to your taste, you can actually appreciate the artistry," she says.

Unlike so many It Girls who came before and after her, Ms. Meltzer writes, Birkin “altered the cultural fabric of the times with her artistry and individuality.”

“The value is not in the artistry,” said Lark E. Mason Jr., an appraiser based in Texas and New York.

Liniker has long been clear that she wants to be known first as a musician, whose artistry is rooted in love, intimacy and desire.

"It doesn't solve any 'problem' — it creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry," the union said.