The Pros And Cons Of Rhythm And Blues Music

The development of the cover through the 1950's and 1960's spurred many positive and negative connotations. However, these two pro's and con's are usually intertwined in some manner. A positive aspect to covers is it provided many artist in this instance R & B artists with large amounts of publicity and many financial benefits. These R & B artists thus spurred the creation of what is now know as "rock and roll" with the help of many established artists one in particular was Elvis Presley. However, many of these covers grew to be so popular that the original artist and genre of that song would be forgotten. Leading to the main connotation of covers, as these songs become more and more popular the roots and the original artist seem to become

Art defines us, allowing us unleash our personalities and creative abilities through forms such as painting, sculpture, and, of course, music. For centuries, music artists in specific have exchanged ideas, embracing the culture of combining folk songs and tunes into their newer pieces of music. Today, some music artists wish to carry on with that tradition in what is now known as “rap sampling”. This method of sharing music has now interfered with the modern concept of copyright. With this relatively new legal action used to protect original works, ancient traditions of sharing music can no longer be practiced freely.

Imagine the number one song of the year with the most downloads, streaming numbers and views on Youtube could not be nominated for a Grammy. Up until June 2014, artists could not be nominated for such an award unless the song was completely their own, meaning there was no sampling of past music. This may not sound like a big deal until songs like “SOS” by Rihanna or “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice became chart topping tracks, and are both derived from older songs. Mark Ronson, music producer and DJ, speaks about how sampled music has changed the way generations discover music, as well as how creative ideas flourish from sampling other artist’s music. In this TED talk “How sampling transformed music,” Ronson gives his opinion on how artists transform

In the music industry, it is not uncommon for original songs to be rerecorded and altered by other artists resulting in what is known as a cover song. One example of this situations occurrence can be seen in Vance Joy’s indie folk-pop song, “Riptide”, that was famously covered by pop and country crossover artist, Taylor Swift. Overall, there are many factors that go into the relationship between an original and cover song and the artists of each song. Such as both artist’s connection to the song and the relationship between the artists themselves. There are also differences between the original and cover songs themselves including song structure, instrumentation, vocals, lyrics, and lyrical meaning.

When we hear the song Brown-Eyed Girl, it is safe to assume the majority of us think of the Van Morrison version that was first introduced in his album Blowin’ Your Mind, released in 1967. Since that time the song’s legend and popularity have grown to unprecedented heights. Many artists have redone the song, some with a similar music style to Morrison (like Jimmy Buffet), and others of a completely different genre like the punk rock band Green Day. In my essay I will argue that the stylistic differences between the two songs are not a barrier. Rather, in combination with the similarities associating with cover songs, they form a bridge between two genres. In this case, it is achieved by

The remix and original have similarities and differences. One attribute that the remix and original version have in common is that they both portray the message that perfection is inevitable. The reason this attribute stayed the same is that most celebrities put on a show that they are perfect. While my

Sampling is a technique that many artists have used for decades, when given the opportunity to record a new track. Sampling has transformed the music industry, by allowing an artist to broaden their horizons, and give people the ability to have a different outlook towards a particular song. Often times when a producer is trying to assist the artist or group, they will present the artist with many beats and mixes. Of the beats and mixes provided, a few of them may be a sample of another artist’s work. Often times when an artist or group admires the work of another artist, they will get their permission to sample their music and incorporate into the work that they are about to produce. Another reason an artist may decide to sample the work

A perfect example of a remix would be the news article “Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex” published by the newspaper company, The Onion. Although the article seems to be nothing more than an informative piece of work, it is in fact a satire in the form of a legitimate news article. The article manipulates the expectations of mainstream journalism to create humor and draw attention to an important issue.

Cover songs were more a measure of the racial differences in the United States. Back then, many covers signified racial segregation. Like Ruth Brown says, many African American artists accepted the fact that white American artists were going to take their original piece and make it their own. Today, this would be a major issue and verge on the issue of copyright infringement. However, back then, perhaps it had a positive impact on both the white and black artists- white artists get to have success on the performance they create while African American artists gained the extra exposure their song needed at the time to get popular. While many of us today may not agree with this concept, American society and the industry would have only properly functioned like this. Many times like in the case of “Shake Rattle and Roll”, the covers aren’t close to the original piece. Therefore, both the originals and the covers were equally different versions of the same thing, so both artists deserved credit. However, in the case of songs like “A Little Bird Told Me” by Paula Watson and the cover by Evelyn Knight, both versions were the same song note for note. And even though this was considered “fair” game at the time, it was truly unfair of Knight to use Watson’s exact material, and the cover song should have not been successful or even released. Racial inequality defined this era in

What are the common consequences of remixing? According to Jenkins, “The rise of disco culture in the '70s inspired producers to cut longer ‘extended versions’ of singles so club patrons could weed out the songs they liked for more than the usual three to four minutes”(Jenkins). I believe that if true artists fear that their music may be remixed then they may not do it to their best ability. Now, imitation/remixing in art is not only all right, but it is encouraged, and using someone else’s sound, idea, etc. is considered flattery. According to UC Davis professor of law Thomas W. Joo said, “Most copyright scholars agree that this power is inimical to semiotic democracy and that reforming

The Bootleg Beatles emerged from the show Beatlemania’s performers. Up till today, The Bootleg Beatles are one of the most successful and longest tribute band in the world. They have developed into an institution as a result of their own ability and achievements, with their impeccable recreation of hit songs from every era of the world’s most renowned song collection. Every little element is methodically covered, from outfits and genuine period instruments to their inflection-perfect vocal imitation.

Music is a unique way of expressing one’s self, though ideas can become recycled and borrowed by other artists. These days, a particularly older person could hear a newly-released song and find the music to be familiar. An artist can simply borrow the music from an older song and then incorporate it into a new song of their own. Many artists and songwriters nowadays use this technique in their own music. Say an older person was to hear the smash hit “Shape of You” by songwriter and singer Ed Sheeran. They would hear a song that they once treasured from their days in the club. The song “No Scrubs” by a high-selling music trio of the 1990’s, called TLC, once wrote a song that contains that same music. This is a perfect representation of the idea of reused music.

Over the past fifty years, the British Music Publishing industry has undergone dramatic changes. It has evolved as an entity with innovations in technology, changes and creations of laws and new mediums to promote and exploit songs to a wider audience. Therefore, the way in which the music publishing industry operates and exploits its assets has completely transformed, and continues to do so at a rapid pace. This paper will attempt to explore the ways in which publishers exploit song copyrights and the way in which this has changed over the past 60 years. It is important to define what is meant by copyright and its role within the industry. The Performing Right Society website states: “Copyright

In the musical sense, sampling is when a segment of music is taken from an original recording and is inserted, sometimes repetitively, in a new recording. A sample can be any type of media that is pre-recorded, from classical pieces of music, to rock guitar riffs. The origins of music sampling predate the 1980 's, when hip-hop was first brought on the scene. Some say that sampling has been around much longer than some think, steering to the fact that jazz musicians have always imitated each other 's riffs. In 1961, after being influenced by many other musicians who had experimented with sound and recording, James Tenney took it a step further by talking an existing popular song and changing it completely. His “Collage #1” took Elvis Presley 's recording of “Blue Suede Shoes”, took out sections, swapping them with others and played them along with the tempo of the song. Many could argue that this was the beginning of music sampling. Although that was the beginning, music sampling has only gained mainstream popularity through the Hip-hop/rap and electronic genres. Even though sampling is a very popular thing to do now in the digital age, it doesn 't come without it 's complications. These include many claiming that sampling is unoriginal and doesn 't need any musical creativity. Nevertheless, there are many points to counter-act these arguments including, generating interest for unknown music and encouraging musical experimentation. In this essay I will

The film discussed how Led Zeplin would use other beats from other artists without making substantial changes. Even though Led Zeplin added his own lyrics to the beat, it was obvious that the beat was not original. In today’s society, what people perceive as “remixing” is in fact plagiarism via the definition of plagiarism. The film industry also contributes to the notion of remixing.