www.mediaed.org Of all mass cultural forms, popular music has historically been characterized by the greatest independence for artists and allowing access to a broader diversity of voices. However, in the contemporary period, this independence is being threatened by a shrinking number of record companies, the centralization of radio ownership and playlists, and the increasing integration of popular music into the broader advertising and commercial aspects of the market. Narrated by Thurston …
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25 Responses to Money For Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
legendof
December 10th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
BAHAHAHAAAAAAA
legendof
December 10th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
It’s already here.
legendof
December 10th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
HAHAHAAAAAAAAAA
imyourtrash
December 10th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Wow that is soo intelligently put and relevant to the point being made here. You should become a musician, you’ll go far with yo mama jokes.
lilpiska
December 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
yo mama is so short she plays handball on the curb.
lilpiska
December 10th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
yo mama’s head is so small when she pierced her ears she died.
lilpiska
December 10th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
yo mama is so fat she walked into the store with high heels and walked out in sandals.
imyourtrash
December 10th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
This stuff is KILLING whatever art is left in music.
JH335163
December 10th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Corporate takeover of the music industry will be the result of its downfall.
lickmynose
December 10th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
What is creeping me out about this is it sounds like musical inbreeding. If we continue to create music like this through corporations, we are heading towards a very deformed breed of music. We will be developing sound that is made from the same parents over and over again. If the music that is produced by these folks reaches the greatest population, we’ll be having some a musical family tree that doesn’t limb out. We become susceptible to the elements because there is no diversity.
lickmynose
December 10th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Why thank you sillyunderpants. We might be thinkers, but we do have a sense of humor judging by our YouTube names! I love it.
sillyunderpants
December 10th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Good observation, well articulated.
Caught me off guard, I really didn’t expect to read an educated comment on Youtube.
prammaven
December 10th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Agreed.
The OTHER reason is is not paid for is because people put up hacks for stealing music on Youtube.
jimmynmandy
December 10th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Check out my music video of me singing.
georgiagritz
December 10th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
very nice, the people are going to have to burn this corporate industry to the ground, I still believe in them, even though, they have got lazy. Proof of that is this current administration that has got away with criminal activities beyond anyones imagination. Of course ClintOOn was no bargain!
raymondleeleggs
December 10th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
I agree with you, timbaland is the most creative music producer out now, and people have the right to listen to music if it’s there. And Artistic depth and talent are a matter of ones opinion. N sync was talented they could sing and dance well.
LadyTai7
December 10th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
…and that is why no one is buying music any more… has little to do with downloading… has a lot to do with money-hype generated and minimum to “no talent.”
james869
December 11th, 2009 at 12:55 am
You’re a shitty girl for calling her a shitty girl. People have a right to disagree with you and Kathleen Hanna. I love KH and if everyone loved her, she’d be doing something wrong. If that chick wants to hate KH, though…she needs to not use the term “grrl” to describe herself.
tonyli3s
December 11th, 2009 at 12:59 am
even if it was true he still had so much musical talent that he still made absolutely amazing music that are much beyond what nsyncs 5 iq brains are capable of
buopako
December 11th, 2009 at 1:29 am
is it dead yet? The music industry set-up/system deserves to die,imho.
lickmynose
December 11th, 2009 at 2:25 am
What they are saying relates a great deal to education too. This is one form of how we educate each other. We connect authentically and contribute to the future generations of their relationships with our history. What we do culturally is an autobiographical imprint for humantiy. If we are fakin’ it, we are in for some very contorted relationship with our history.
lickmynose
December 11th, 2009 at 2:45 am
What they are saying relates a great deal to education too. This is one form of how we educate each other. We connect authentically and contribute to the future generations of their relationships with our history. What we do culturally is an autobiographical imprint for humantiy. If we are fakin’ it, we are in for some very contorted relationship with our history.
Dude421
December 11th, 2009 at 2:52 am
Amen.
matrix74650
December 11th, 2009 at 3:06 am
i second that motion!
alienevolved
December 11th, 2009 at 4:04 am
look for terence mckenna-culture is not your friend, on you tube for a more in depth analysis