EP becoming more popular in the age of streaming

All Music looks for obvious clues for the rise of popularity of EPs: "By releasing an EP in a shorter amount of time, artists are able to offer a steady stream of releases to keep the interest of fans... Money also has a substantial influence on why EPs have become more popular, and the consistent release of EPs in-between album projects generates a more reliable income for artists... It is also significantly cheaper for newer artists to drop an EP instead of putting in double the resources and time to produce a debut album". All Music also selects a few outstanding ones.