American record labels

Lewis, on American Pop Culture was that the music that was put out was no longer driven, or controlled, by these big rock ‘n’ roll stars, or the smaller independent producers who helped promote the music. The larger mainstream record companies who disliked and distrusted rock ‘n’ roll instead produced and sold music that was bland and white-washed in comparison. This did not mean that there was a lack of demand from the kids who were rock ‘n’ roll aficionados, there was, but at this juncture, the major labels no longer catered to the needs of those who were purchasing the music. Instead,…

DJ Danger mouse sampled a cappella versions of rapper Jay-Z’s Black Album mixed with instrumental samples off of the Beatles The White Album. Two problems arose from this album. The first was that the record label EMI retained the Beatle’s music, and the second was that the cost for a clearance fee to use the Beatles’ music is extremely high. The record label EMI decided to send cease and desist orders over the uncleared Beatles samples. DJ Danger mouse could not sell the album essentially…

industry. He is a very revolutionary artist and, considers himself “anti-label” meaning he produces records and distributes all of his own music while also releasing it for free. When broken down a lot of the lyrics in his song can be interpreted to mean different things. A question one could ask is what kind of message is Chance trying give in this song? Is the message interpreted in a way that we can understand? In the intro of the song chance starts by saying “I feel like blessings keep…

“Until the 1990s, a musician had little choice but to sign with one of the record companies, and the record companies took advantage of their oligopolist position to exact a high price from the artist”(453). This is no longer the case because artist can now release their own music and reach fans through social networks, becoming independent of a major label. Myspace was the first major service to providing the platform for artist, next was Facebook and now there is Twitter and Instagram. These…

or illegally through numerous file sharing sites, record labels have been put in a special situation where they have to come up with new ways to gain profit beyond record sales, their main source of profit in the past. In a new type of record deal, the 360 Deal, the hassle of investing millions of dollars into an musician’s career to get a mediocre return in today’s music business has a potential of being decreased. In Southwestern University’s School of Law professor, Edward Pierson, article…

As years passed, MTV starting playing less and less music and music videos and transferred into the world of reality TV, which became increasingly popular. MTV paved the way for new shows to come in and take their throne, and that’s exactly what happened. With the shift from music to reality television the spot for the new music show/channel became available and in came American Idol. American Idol was a show based off of a popular British television show and was brought to America. American…

People have been using the internet for communication, research, marketing, and entertainment since it became a part of daily use for most of the world. It is undeniable that the internet has improved life, but at the same time, it has spawned many sales issues for the entertainment markets, specifically the music industry. The record industry “accounts for a small, but valuable percentage of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and plays a large role in fulfilling the entertainment needs of…

Ermias Asghedom Ermias Asghedom is a successful American rapper and entrepreneur that goes by the name of Nipsey Hussle. “Entrepreneurship is having the capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit.” (Business Dictionary) Born and raised near the intersection of Crenshaw and Slauson in South Los Angeles, Nipsey Hussle grew up around drug dealers, drug addicts, and criminals. Eventually to join the Rollin 60’s…

In his satirical folk song “Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues”, Todd Snider said the alternative to alternative was a band that wasn’t even together. However, with the internet becoming such a creative force, the alternative to alternative has become more than a joke. With the advent of the internet, new genres are birthed and begin to gain popularity daily, most without any trace of a record label to their names. The term “Indie used to mean without a record deal, all by themselves”, but was…

that song came to be. Not the song originally, but the artist and how they got their music out to the public. Some people may know that when getting a song out you may have to go to a record company and see if you are star worthy. One of the most famous record companies out there that helped hundreds of artist today is know as Atlantic Records which was founded by the great Ahmet Eretgun. Ahmet Eretgun was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1923. His father was the ambassador of Turkey and so Eretgun…