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Out of the more than 10,000 playlists on the new Apple Music is one called “Artists John Peel Helped Make Famous”. A longtime BBC Radio 1 DJ who died in 2004, Peel embodied the ideal of a music curator long before that phrase was buzzworthy. From Pink Floyd to PJ Harvey, he offered airtime to bands that he believed in. With his eclectic combination of knowledge, passion, and curiosity, Peel provided a model for what playlists could be. Ordered lists of songs are as old as radio itself, but the idea

Metallica (also known as the black album) is the eponymously titled fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 12, 1991, through Elektra Records. It is a subtle marriage between Thrash Metal's sheer heaviness and Glam Metal movement clean guitars and slowed rhythms, Black Album is, to quote the band, "The Thing That Should Not Be": not because it's bad, but because is contradictory. Could a metal band like Metallica write lines mocking like "Something's wrong

Many artists such as Zoë Keating, have become popular by advertisements or online music streaming sites (Carter). In other words, songs should be used in advertisements. Although sites like YouTube and Spotify do not pay as well as Compact Disks or records, Artists have approached advertisers to help promote their song, and a new product. According to Darrius Johnson, "Artists considering an endorsement deal need to remember that their sponsors are out to benefit as well (Johnson)." This means that

Using artists music in advertising is a great way to get exposure for the band and company alike. Using popular and unpopular artists music in advertising has seemingly become a norm in today's society. Companies are able to get popularity from fans of the artists they are using, music producers are able to get popularity for their songs from commercials. It's a win-win situation for both the advertiser and the producer. When a company is able to get liscences to trending songs, using them is obvious

Even though listening to music seems like such a menial activity, it plays a big part in many peoples lives. Everyday I see kids listening to music while doing work in the library, which shows how big of an activity it actually is. One music streaming service that is extremely popular is Spotify and I have noticed many people using it. However, when doing work at school, I’m not able to access my music because Spotify is blocked on the Fordham Prep wifi. If listening to music is allowed in school

Piracy 451 Perhaps one of the greatest modern issues concerns piracy and the legality of copyright infringement imposed upon acts of piracy. There exists a gray area with the laws that regulate cyber interactions. On one hand, the debate that the act of illegally obtaining copies of work or fiction falls under fair play. Inversely, the other side portrays the argument that piracy damages revenue and intellectual progression of artist, directors, and producers. The latter reigns more true in the

Pirates of the Music Industry The way consumers have shaped recorded music has always had an impact on the record industry. In the history of recorded music, we have witnessed a great deal of technological change. Although opinions may vary, we can reasonably assume that the way we consume music has consistently increased and evolved since the invention of the first phonograph. While previous generations focused on format and standards, in the early 21st century we saw a great upset in not how we

Music streaming has had the word “piracy” referred to people stealing music and money from the musicians and their management team for years. In the article “Streaming Showdown: Apple Music vs. Spotify vs. Pandora vs. Rdio” John Pullen pointed out that in 2001, the iPod sparked the music steaming industry (Pullen Pg.1). In the iPod’s early days was when all of this music piracy started when people discovered how to obtain music for free. However, many music files found on iTunes, iMusic, Amazon and

rappers everywhere. To stand out, you need to know how to promote yourself to make money in the rap industry. Even if you get signed with a big record label, that doesn't mean anything because a lot of these companies hire and fire rappers on a consistent basis. So don't just depend on your music skills. Also don't depend all your financial security on a record label. At the end of the day, you can only depend on yourself to succeed in the rap business. That's the true secret on how to become a rapper

Millennial Values in EDM Culture While elements of the millennial mindset like acceptance and kindness were found in the early stages of Electronic Dance Music, those values are truly evident in this modern EDM culture. Kindness: EDM has rebranded itself from the original drugs and underground stigmas that it has come to be associated with. The basics of why it was created, acceptance and community integration have been rebranded as “PLUR” for the current generation. PLUR stands for Peace Love