Week 9

As stated by David and Stephen, “pop music has always deemed upon the interaction between of white and black tradition”. This may suggest that popular music is from both white and black. It may be a combination of all cultures mixed together. For example, Elvis Presley was one of the most successful men of all time because of his ability to sing gospel music.
In addition, artist nowadays like to combine things together whether you are black or white. This is supported by Berry, as he also states that are different music genre and different race in music so whether the artist is black or white it doesn't matter.

week 8

Music and Politics is not something that is usually associated with. So weather or not popular music can influence the politic this is a question to explore.
‘pop becomes the expression of its political and social context’ as stated by Straw and Street. Which has encouraged people to create music that has an political effect.
There have always been popular music that have been related to political ideas. The artists will usually use their music to promote what they believe to be true and would want to influence its fans.

week 7

With such an advancing world of music around us, digital downloads have most definitely played a major role within the industry. For example, I can still remember the days when cassettes and Cd’s were highly popular as it was a must if one wanted to listen to music.

Yet nowadays, consumers now what the availability to choose only one song from an album and able to select any type of music genre from big achieve websites such as iTunes.

However, having digital music will mean that consumers are now able to download them illegally, which means it can cause major damage to the music industry.