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With the ascent of “work” by Barbadian pop queen Rihanna was able to collect 14th song to take the number one spot on Billboard’s Top 100 list, breaking her tie with Michael Jackson for the third-most number one singles (Thomas). Through countless successes as a solo female artist, she holds 8.5 billion views on YouTube and had sold over 215 million digital tracks worldwide (Roc Nation). Before releasing the album title ‘Anti” under the Westbury Road Entertainment (Owned by Rihanna) and Roc Nation

“Te Dejo en Libertad” was sung by Ha* Ash*Ha in 2011. Ha*Ash is composed of Hanna Nicole Perez Mosa and Ashley Grace Perez Mosa, who are sisters. Their hometown is Lake Charles, Louisiana. The sisters won a music talent show at their school when they were 11 and 13. They got an invitation to participate in festivals; such us the Railroad festival and Louisiana Music Cavalcade. The sisters record a demo after the festival experience, Sony music was amazed for their music talent; therefore they formed

Edi K. THE MUSIC INDUSTRY – GLOBALIZING IN MANY WAYS      The music industry is in a time of growth at this very moment. The environment for its growth has been increasing rapidly on many geographical boundaries and has been established through information technology and Internet. In this paper I will analyze how the music industry not only has been affected by Globalization as an economic institution but also that it has become a worldwide-globalized commodity. First, I

The Competing Music Streaming Services: SoundCloud and Spotify   Humans experience a “feel good” sensation when listening to enjoyable songs, such as their personal favorites. What causes these “feel good” feelings? Leading brain specialists today have determined the cause to be the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine (Zatorre). Because of recent advancements in the music industry, people are able to listen to any they would like, anytimeessentially acquiring their music fix. Music enthusiasts

Steve Jones in the article "Music and the Internet" suggests that popular music as well as academic articles relating to popular music were created and distributed by people who didn’t completely understand the idea of the "music industry." He ultimately suggests that today compared to the introduction of popular music, a growing number of consumers are using the Internet to attain music. The internet has drastically changed the distribution systems also creating many ethical problems that weren't

Guralnick music history texts are well sourced and utilize a variety of different points of primary sources, perspectives, and recollections. In addition to many printed materials, Guralnick interviews many of the participants. Guralnick observed in a November 14, 2016, interview at the Country Music Hall of Fame that his recent biography Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ’n’ Roll, was the first time he had access to the subject of one his biographies. However, in his genre based works, such

The commercial growth of the live music events industry “Live music events have grown into global events, give five reasons as to what has driven their commercial growth and success” By Anjes Kuypers LT1059 The Service Sector Industries Module Tutor: Abu Naser Word Count: 1499 Introduction In the past few decades there have been many developments in the live music events industry, which have led to live music events growing to be global events. (Goldblatt, J., 2002) There are

Throughout history, music has been seen as a medium in which different people all over the world can relate. Adorno criticizes, however, that songs that have the most “hits” on the top music charts or are most listened to, otherwise known as popular music, are being produced for and consumed by the masses as a commodity. He identifies popular music as being a part of a culture used for capitalism, and that we as listeners, are falling into a trap in which we believe songs have individuality and

George Gershwin George Gershwin was an American composer that was born in 1898 in Brooklyn, New York. He began his musical career in music stores as a “song plugger”; working for music publishing companies by playing piano to promote and try to sell the new sheet music that the store had. Shortly after, Gershwin began to write and publish his own songs. He had his first song published in 1916 at the age of 17. The song was called "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em, When You've Got 'Em, You

Keanna Chalifoux Music Music during the progressive era progressed drastically during this time period. Songs became more complex, and sophisticated. They told the stories of individuals lives, or the lives of a certain group of people. The songs showed how people felt about political issues and personal matters. Not only did music change, but new forms of music were created. Brilliant musicians and songwriters were discovered during the progressive era. All and all, some amazing musical discoveries