Persuasive Essay: The Use Of An Artist's Music In Advertising

Would you knowingly let someone steal from you? Musicians in today’s music industry are often put in very difficult situations between their music and corporate interest in using their music. Oftentimes, musicians lose control of how their music and their identity is used. In the past, musicians made money on downloads, CDs sold, and concert tours. Musicians used to control their careers. They controlled where they played, how often they played, what they looked like, and they were paid what they earned for it. But with the technological changes to this industry, their profession is changing. I oppose the use of an artist’s music in advertising for various reasons.
One reason I oppose the use of an artist’s music in advertising is the use of music in advertising takes away from a musician’s identity and their …show more content…
Artists should have full control because it is their work. These hardworking people put in so much time preparing and practicing new songs for CDs, records, cassettes, or even music videos to try and make people smile. Artists are also trying to keep in touch with their fans that are supporting them. While creating songs, artists are trying to spread some type of message, or theme, in their lyrics to the crowd that came to hear the group, or band, performing.
However, some might argue that corporations should have some control and artists should have more control of the use technology than corporations. Those people think that because corporations provide some of the materials for the performance. According to source one, Carter claims that artists made their money through physical sales of records, CDs, and cassettes. If corporations have full control over technology, how would artists sell their records or CDs or cassettes to fans worldwide? Artists already have a lot of things to