Examine the relationship between the music industry and the music
press in the promotion of music.
The press and music industry work symbiotically with each other,
meaning that they depend on each other to help them grow, and be
successful. The music industry provides news, photographs and
interviews for music journalists, whilst the record companies and
artists gain more publicity. The music press plays a major part in
the process of selling music as an economic commodity, whilst at the
same time investing it with cultural significance.
The magazine ‘Smash Hits’ is a bi-weekly consumer magazine, which
covers mainstream music that is currently in the charts. It has a
massive reader audience mainly consisting of the teen market. There
are adverts aimed at the younger readers in these magazines, such as
information on tours and where to purchase the tickets, as well as the
latest albums being released. This provides advertising for the
record companies and helps increase the artist’s coverage.
The music press does not just cover the mainstream music, but over
time has catered for more specialised genres and the growth in musical
diversity. The range of print coverage of music has also broadened
to reflect the different age groups of music consumers. There are now
specialised genre based magazines such as Kerrang, for metal music,
and Mixmag for dance music. Generational based rock magazines are
also being produced, including Mojo and Q. Print media can more
easily cater for niche markets as they are cheaper to produce than
radio or TV.
Music coverage has spread to Newspapers, with many offering a section
dedicated music, with the latest news and reviews of albums and live
concerts. For example ‘The Sun’ which has a ‘Bizarre’ column all about
music. Often tabloids offer music gossip and fun reviews, where they
focus on the personal lives of the artists. The broadsheets often
provide more serious information, including reviews from top music
critics who have the similar tastes and views as the majority of the
Before Nirvana’s reign started in 1991, the music industry was fulfilled by other fancy-dressing rock bands and strategically marketed mainstream pop stars, with no space for alternative music to establish and promote their music to wider audiences. Michael Jackson, for instance, accurately represents the status that pop music had the biggest share of music market, with his album Dangerous topping the Billboard 200 Chart at the beginning of 1992 (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: “Oh well, Whatever Nevermind”). Eventually, Dangerous topped the Billboard 200 chart continuously for more than one month after the album’s release, which also proves the commercial success of Michael Jackson and pop music industry as a whole. On the other hand, Rock ’n’ Roll music flourished almost exclusively in the form now known as hair metal; As bands like Van Halen gained their popularity, other record labels...
The music industry is about selling the recordings and the performances of music among many individuals and organizations that works with musicians. The music industry has both the charm and the organizational architecture to affect the business and the cultural trends. There are millions of listeners and followers to the products of the music industry. The opinions of these listeners always change depending on what they see or hear. The music business or industries have been influencing generations of recording artists, business professionals and consumers. The music industries have been reinforcing questionable subject matter, music lyrics and business and social norms.
Analysis of Smash Hits 'Smash Hits' sells itself as a 'popular music magazine’; it fits well
The limitless access to music makes it easy to forget that people's careers rely on the profit behind every song. A profit that is continually shrinking, something that is forcing companies to re-think the way they get music to us, the fans. This will affect everyone who has the slightest interest in music. Some for the worse, but many for the better.
Rock n’ Roll is a type of music that came about in the late 50’s. Before that, there was no music that resembled Rock n’ Roll; instead, folk and other genres dominated. Then the Korean War ended. Shortly thereafter, the Vietnam War began, and with it came a new type of music, featuring hateful songs and concerts. The introduction and evolution of rock and roll music from the late 50’s and 60’s made a generation more violent both physically and verbally.
These articles depict the controversies of the hip hop industry and how that makes it difficult for one to succeed. Many of these complications and disputes may be invisible to the population, but these articles take the time to reveal them.
Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine are two of the foremost Rock-and-Roll publications of the past twenty years. With its first issue printed in 1967, Rolling Stone instantly became the leading Rock-and-Roll magazine of the United States. Overflowing with gritty news articles and classic rock icons, Rolling Stone attracts highly educated and mature audiences. Introduced little over 20 years ago, Spin is geared towards a younger generation and focuses on their interest in music and current events. Though Rolling Stone and Spin are both Rock-and¬-Roll publications, they implement different ideas of magazine size, articles, and cover art to reach their audience.
There are six key new market disruptions concerning the digital distribution of music: the creation of a new and broad customer base, the possibility of an annuity versus a per-unit revenue model, the gatekeeper advantage for a record company having proprietary access to a new digital distribution infrastructure, understanding of a technology that could be applied to other digital content, need for balance between physical and digital distribution strategies, the strategy the incumbent should adopt with respect to the evolving war over digital distribution standards. Was there a disruption or an evolution?
The record labels in the industry select what music they think people want to hear, and they try to sell the music. Although a lot of times the artists the labels push are not successful, there are also times where they succeed. Art...
Music Business Music Business Exam Number One Question 1 - What is The music publishing industry at a glance would seem to be those who print sheet music, method books, lead sheets, and all of the texts or notated music that musicians (and those aspiring to be musicians) use. Years ago, this was what most music publishers did, but as the industry has evolved, the process has become much more complex. Music is not just ink and paper, intellectual material and property to the individual who writes it. Therefore, the song does not become "a song" when it is written down. This is not an easy concept to grasp because the song itself has no physical makeup.
The music industry is an ever-evolving revolutionary entertainment industry for the masses. Music provides entertainment to all different masses due to the variety of genres produced. Music is a very profitable and complex industry. Music has expanded to a worldwide industry for musical artist to express their art through the form of song to the masses. Music not only appeals to the ears but to every aspect of a person. Music allows for individuals to explore and let their imagination expand as they here a song. Throughout the years the industry has undergone dramatic changes. Whether it is genres, forms of how it is distributed, or even the impact the artist have had. The industry is diverse and ever changing as the years continue. In the past 20 years the industry has changed with help of the technological breakthroughs and adoptions.
Music has been known throughout time. It can help us through everything. There are so many solutions with music to help a person go through so many situations. Music can affect many people in many different ways. Without music some people would be lost and would have no motivation. Music can provide inspiration and insight through education. Music has influence on suicides, killings and shootings, and provocative actions. It can also influence good morals, respect, allowing differences, health, and much more. Music can come in many forms and categories and music is very good for the world.
Every musical system around the world is a complex cultural phenomenon. The culture underlie a series of concepts which impart the musical system into the other basic cultural activities of the society. It is then defined and conceptualized by the society at large and then ingrained in the cultural phenomena. Thus, in order to fully understand a specific music of a particular culture, we must examine it in its cultural context along its musicological context.
When it comes to the music industry, an artist makes a song, the label sells the song and then the listener buys it? In the world today, the music industry is knowledgeable of digital downloads, music videos, file sharing, and now social media. Social media is the voice of an individual and captures joy, emotions or thoughts in pictures, tweets or status updates. It is a reachable space that is used to keep in touch and to reach out. Social media allows listeners to shares their favorite artists, post their favorite songs and really created a genuine connection with the artists. The music industry has changed because social media is a tool needed to connecting with the listeners. Social media is necessary to maintain a career in the music business.
When musicians produce albums, they want people to listen to the albums. There is not one specific way for a band or single musician to gain an audience and promote their music. Musicians use many different kinds of media to promote their music. They use visual media as well as strictly listening media. The radio, television, and the internet are all different types of media musicians use to promote their music.