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According to Oxford dictionary the term demographics is, "relating to the structure of populations and a particular sector of a population. If I had to define it in my own words it would be similar to the definition that they give but I would go into further detail. Demographics can consist of gender, age, income status, region, and also race. Demographics is usually meant to target certain audience for several things. The one that I would like to touch on is music. Demographics is used for…

The famous person I have chosen is Christina Aguilera. Christina Aguilera was born on December 12, 1980, from a young age Aguilera knew she wanted to become a singer. Aguilera memorized all of the lyrics to the Sound of Music at age five, she also appeared on Star Search when she was nine years old. From the ages of twelve to fourteen she did the show The New Mickey Mouse Club that was Aguilera big break in her career musically, the executive of a music producer heard her sing on the show and…

What is causing the problem? Virgin is a U.K based company which was one of the top three most recognized brands in Britain. It’s cellular operations in U.K had been among the top stories, but in Singapore the company had run into difficulties with hardly 30,000 subscribers and having a very low penetration with consumers aged 15-29. As far as the U.S industry, the mobile market was very overcrowded and saturated. Virgin Mobile did not have a large advertising budget as the other carriers in…

22, Saturday, with the 21-year-old Meghan Trainor as the duo sang Puth’s certified platinum single “Marvin Gaye,” according to MTV. Immediately after singing “Marvin Gaye,” Puth proceeded to passionately kiss Trainor as the “All About That Bass” singer invited Puth to come closer. The incident has since been viral since the kiss was recorded in various angles for everyone to…

Introduction: My report will include a timeline detailing the development of music videos, a full explanation of the different purposes of music video, a brief overview of the accepted styles and conventions within music videos and I will also examine 3 very different music videos with a comprehensive explanation on each. Timeline of music videos: In 1894, the first example of illustrated songs were made, 'Little Lost Child' was created by Edward B. Marks and Joseph W. Stern. The sheet music…

Music can be very inconceivable and to hard to describe, thanks to its magical nature. To further this dilemma, many musicians create songs using diversified melodies and obscure lyrics, conveying the impression of their music having multiple meanings. In the song “Rape Me” by Nirvana, many people assume the song is about a woman being raped, but with subtle clues embedded in the lyrics, “Rape Me” could also have a deeper meaning. Released in December 1993, Nirvana’s Rape Me was written by…

While hosting the Latin American MTV Awards Ceremony in 2009. El Residente Rene exposed a few injustices that were occurring in Latin America by reading the messages he has received on Twitter on national television. He further stated that he is reading these messages due to the fact that the people are the voice of the country and have to be heard. During the MTV Award Ceremony, he brought to light that over 30,000 people in Chile are missing…

Nearly all teens say they do not want to get pregnant, but most of them have never really thought about how getting pregnant or getting someone else pregnant would affect their lives (“About Us” 1). In 2009, MTV aired the documentary television show titled 16 and Pregnant for the first time. The show is about an hour long and focuses on the controversial subject of teen pregnancy. Each episode outlines a different teenage girl’s life in which they are faced with incredibly adult decisions…

With globalisation, cultures now can be shared across borders. Globalisation is often likened to the spread of Western cultures as most people experience the onslaught of Americanisation through the material goods they consume on a daily basis. However, it is often taken for granted that people, being social beings, do not always accept such cultures blindly. In fact, rather than completely adopting cultures that they come into contact with, people often create meanings through adaptation by…

Previous research has found that television may negatively affect the body image of young women. Tiggerman and Pickering (1996) found that these effects did not just come from the amount of television viewed, but they could also come from the appearance-focused shows. Studies have shown that body dissatisfaction can be seen in girls as young as the age six years (Dohnt & Tiggemann, 2006; Tiggemann & Wilson-Barrett, 1998). This is what led researchers to come to the conclusion that the amount of…