Off-label use

Crossover music, simply put, is a term that describes musical works or performers who appeal to a wider range of audiences by using different styles or genres. When I think of crossover music, the first thing that comes to mind is the partnership of country music stars and hip-hop artists or classic musicians. Each of their genres have unique followings, and when they work together it draws a bigger crowd. For example, Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” features Nelly, Dierks Bentley collaborated…

Music in 2004 and 2005 was post-hardcore, pop,and heavy metal sound. This shaped the sound of Panic! At The Disco, they wanted a different sound. They wanted to stick out from the rest. Also, the band was under age, so it was a difficult task trying to find venues to play at. In Las Vegas you were kicked out of certain places at 9pm, and the strip was closed at 10pm if you were a minor. Ryan Ross and Spencer Smith asked Brendon Urie and Brent Wilson to join their band. When they joined it was…

Many people love music want to listen to it as much as possible but it is really worth paying a dollar per song or 15 dollars for an album? Many people would say yes and some could say no but, who is to say which person appreciates music the most so for the people who don't want to pay that much they can either priate the songs for free where the artist gets no money or they can stream the music through as site like spotify and the artist will get paid a sum of money for each play. Though many…

One’s music library, whatever genre it may be in, is the soundtrack of one’s life. Music now is more relevant than ever. There are more and more songs and artists debuting what they have into the collection of music that can now be available in the palm of the hand. Nearly all artists can be found with a quick Google search and in just a few clicks one can find a link to their most recent singles. One way to find music online nowadays is through internet music streaming. Music streaming is…

are animportant part of the music industry. Should musicians have to work with advertisers all the timethough? Even if they are two separate businesses, they need each other to make money. Songartists should be allowed to let advertisement companies use their music.Advertisements give musicians better opportunities to succeed in the music industry.According to The New Necessity in the Music Business by Stacia Coates, it advises bands to "puttheir music in commercials or promote products for…

Interaction In 1995, Triple J created a youth radio station dedicated to helping up and coming Australian artists have a launchpad into the music industry. I have been listening to Triple J Unearthed since 2013, discovering new upcoming Australian artists and bands. The interaction will discuss how Triple J Unearthed has exposed me to unestablished Australian artists. I have looked at what bands I have found out about through the listening service. I also looked into how the website is set up,…

Growing up, I always listened to music - not much has changed since then. My father, a fellow music lover, was the one who got me into the artists I listen to today, most of which are smaller, indie label singer songwriters. While the content we consume is similar, the ways we consume have changed dramatically. The internet has grown tremendously in the past few decades, especially when it comes to the music scene. Nowadays, we have things like iTunes and Spotify to listen to what we want, when…

When listening to the radio we often we usually hear the latest songs that are the most popular or newest hit. We think of the artist and how good he or she is and when their song will be available to download so we can jam out. What we do not realize is how 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…

more attention than if they had been themselves. Labels will also make you put out content you may not be proud of or have even wrote, but if you want the funding to and to not be cut from the contract you have to sellvery often for people like him. While he was on the label they tried to change him, they wanted him to talk a certain way and they gave him songs to act like he wrote so he could get radio play. He was not happy so he left that label because he saw how big his online following was…

They negotiate contracts without labels and artists who may have a bigger pull and can get a bigger share for their plays over anyone less popular. Spotify announced they paid out $500 million in royalties from 2008 to 2012. They’ve since said they’ve doubled their userbase, but it remains…