Pieces of the Industry

12Jun08

When taking a look at the fluctuations of music in sales, popularity, and gains and losses, people are being more and more swept away by how it fits into their lives. The triangle of music, technology, advertising is gaining a power over society that is fairly predictable, and logically so.
The more you can use something, [...]

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Musical Chairs

12Jun08

Musical Chairs seems to be a favorite game in today’s music industry that goes on almost too much for fans to keep up with who won the game. In reality, this analogy closely applies to a lot of popular music, making fans question what really is “popular.” Does music get to be popular if it [...]

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What’s That Sound?

12Jun08

Have you ever heard a song on the radio or shopping in a store that you can’t quite classify as pop, punk, or R&B? Avril Lavigne was one of the first artists I heard who had that kind of universal quality to her music. As she made a song a little over a year ago [...]

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A Mainstream Future

12Jun08

Competition in the music industry seems to be a little too cluttered to appreciate everyone’s voices, but is slowly settling into comfort as it welcomes new arrivals. There might be some resentment for artists who worked over a decade to get the notice equivalent to what American Idol facilitates for artists who are basically fresh [...]

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Your Music Industry

12Jun08

Maybe the lack of direct information from a huge music resource like MTV will actually hold the attention of music fans rather than give them a heads up on featured groups. If people are aware of too much happening with their favorite artists, the music industry might lose its element of amazing audiences…Oh no! Instead [...]

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