The music industry is an industry that is making billions of dollars a year. This is largely due to the impact of pop culture on music. Nowadays there are many different types of media that exemplify pop culture. Pop culture is marketed directly to American youth through the medium of large net...

Popular music at the moment, reaches many of us through the medium of music videos. There are various types of video channels, such as MTV, VH1, The Box, etc. These video channels now have off-shoot (subsidiary) channels such as; MTV2, MTVBase, VH2, etc. These music video channels exhibit specific m...

The 1980s brought a new generation of fads and trends that changed the whole world, and most trends were set by the music industry. People emulated the style their favorite stars put off and were basically following everything a music star would do. This kind of praise for a music star has been goi...

In our society today, people are influenced by many different things. The media uses advertisements and commercials to sell us what "we think we need" in order to fit in. This type of media hype is everywhere; in our magazines, on our television screens, on billboards, and in our music. Ye...

Pop Culture's Logo Have you ever been watching your favorite music video when suddenly a little MTV logo pops into to the corner of the screen? If so you have been a witness to one of the most influential devices of "pop" culture. MTV has influenced and supported pop culture by pro...

Hate Language in Rap Music In a recent survey of Americans, 75% reported believing that exposure to violence in popular music, television shows, and movies, inspires young people to act aggressively (Lacayo, 1995; Smith et al., 2000). The consumption of media containing heterosex...

Within our generation music has become an essential part of our daily lives. Established favorites ranging from 2PAC to Pearl Jam have touched the lives of many. But today we walk through the record stores seeing more and more new faces among the top ten artists. A wave of boy bands and blondes wi...

Disputing Affairs In The Public Eye An entertainer is one who is out to present themselves in order to be known and to fulfill their intended purpose. The life chosen consists of endless surroundings of viewers and the constant admirations received by fans. All entertainers set out the goal of...

Hip-Hop:The Marketing of a New CultureByVictoria HershEnglish 110Professor Vericker1 May 2000Hersh iOutlineThesis: Hip-Hop's has lost its original goal of wanting to unite people, today it's a way to market violence.I. Hip-Hop started in the west Bronx in the early 1970s.A. Hip-Hop wasn't excepted m...

Mrs. Jessica Simpson Lachey pleads with her fans to, "Please listen to the words of "In This Skin...Sing and believe these words with me." The song "In This Skin" is a very personal and in depth look at truths of Jessica Simpson's deepest struggles and most firm convict...