Plex is moving in the app direction… So Plex is probably moving away from what you want despite being one of the easiest options.
It would probably be helpful to know what you’re trying to accomplish beyond “what”. Like, why do you want to host your music and play it via a web browser.
Yeah this is either projection because they didn’t see the mainstream media doing it or an attempt to drive a wedge and create controversy where there shouldn’t be any.