Entertainment contracts require young, aspiring entertainers to often spend multiple sleepless nights training to become what seems to be the impossible: A global pop icon. In the entertainment industry, it is very common for an artist or entertainer to be under a contract with a company. Being under a contract means a set amount of time the artist has to stay under the company. As long as the contract is in play, the artist has to comply with whatever their companies say. The company is in charge of housing, advertising, training, and making the schedule for their artists. Before becoming famous and living a glamorous life, one would have to audition. With almost 20,000 auditioners averaging around the tender age of 16, the companies have to be very selective and strict with what types of people they are looking for. If one were to pass all three rounds, they are required to sign a contract to officially become a trainee. Trainees are expected to train during and after hours. On top of that, trainees who are still in school have to balance school with their training. “Kids are always under supervision, constantly reporting what they have done, how much they have practiced and how many pounds they have lost” (Lee 1). This often leads to stress and lower the strong desire of becoming an idol. Entertainment companies should not be allowed to have extensively long contracts because the entertainers lose interest after an amount of time, the companies mistreat their entertainers, the companies take advantage of the artist by not splitting the money earned evenly, and some of the contracts are truly way too long and unjust.
The average debuting age for an idol was 21. Recently with more competitive rookie groups debuting, it seems li...
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... contracts that are over a decade is over the top. They should also split the earnings of the artist in a wiser manner. If they are not giving the entertainers a decent amount for the work they put in, they should think of another way to raise their revenue, possibly different advertising antics. Having contracts is understandable, but limiting what one does should not be included. It should be up to the artist and the CEO if a problem were to ever come up. Most of the artist won’t even have time to balance a love life due to their high demand of a career. Having extensively long contract is not necessary. Most people going into the kpop industry understand that 100% of their focus is required to even be noticed in the competitive area of entertainment. Many come in having the dream of being the biggest stars without knowing what the price they end up having to pay.
Though The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz was written years ago, the idea of materialism, and measuring one's success by their possessions is also a prominent theme in pop culture in the West. Luxurious and excessive lifestyles are in, perpetuated by "blinged out" rap artists and rock stars who own multiple houses, and drive unnecessarily large and expensive sport utility vehicles and sports cars. Pop music has evolved throughout the 20th Century, and has now gotten to a point where it's not just music, but an industry. Singers are actors and vice versa. To make it big in the music industry you not only have to have talent, but a strong business sense, and your own clothing line, of course.
In the article “The Case against College,” Linda Lee argues that upper-level education should only be for those who intend to go into jobs where a degree is essential such as medicine, law, and education. Lee dismantles the hope for higher education for those who are unsure of what they want to do or simply see it as the next step in life. Lee’s case is not specifically about why not to go to college; it is more about who belongs there and who does not. Receiving a degree, especially in the creative department of the music industry, may not be as important as society makes it out to be. Creativity is natural, and people are born with ingenuity; it cannot be taught. Lee’s argument is very fitting to those in the field of music. As a music business major, pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter, it is common knowledge that success in the music industry depends upon whom you know and how talented you are, not whether or not you have a degree.
For a start, sponsorships can be risky. For example, overexposure can take a negative effect on the artist and his or her song. Many people are tired of hearing the same song on the radio, television, and at the movies after a countless amount of times. According to paragraph 8 of “Selling Out Not Worth the Risk,” Moby, an electronic artist, released his album called Play in 1999. He licensed each one of his 18 tracks. Fans then lost interest because they heard this everywhere on the radio, on commercials and movies. In many other cases, a record label who owns the rights to the artist’s music licenses the song to another company. Once this happens, the artist would not have any control over how the music can be used. According to paragraph 9
Many people might say that stars are merely a product of the Hollywood system needing to make a profit; Hollywood manufactures a product and creates the demand for it. A star's image is processed through advertisements and promotions and has little to do with what the audience wants and needs from entertainment. There is a widespread mentality that any Average Joe can become a star with enough resources backing him up. Richard Dyer points out, however, that even movies full of stars fail, and stars can and do fall out of fashion (12). A star's economic worth is not invulnerable to audiences' opinions. The audience isn't so easily controlled.
The point made previously is not to critique any pop icon’s talent, which clearly they have proved to possess an abundance of it to keep the public swooning at their every whim, but instead, to show that there are musicians out there producing beautiful music without the threat of corruption and adherence to mainstream culture. In fact, a whole genre contains the melodic purity just described: folk music. Unaffected by the burden of performing solely to please mass audiences around the world, folk musicians are able express the contents of their hearts. a feat that is considered career suicide for any mainstream musician. Sure they lack the fame, wealth, and prestige of any well known rapper or rock star displayed in the media with the acclaim of demigods, but their lack of creative restraint leads to an even greater connection between the sweet music they create and the limited individuals lucky enough to have heard of them.
You've listened to me insult industry standards imposed by MTV and other music distribution corporations. I also quoted the worlds most dedicated musician agreeing with me. I hope this has inspired you to go out and look for music that really hits the spot, hearing is believing. At one time I didn't know the music scene I'm into even excised, but once I went to a show I was hooked like a guppy. Now I leave it up to you to enjoy what you listen to for a change.
Pop music has long been defined by “idols” and superstars that are subjects of high levels of adoration from severely devoted fans, whose love of these superstars often blurs the line between fandom and obsession. This love is mainly based off of physical looks and charm more often than actual musical talent, as majority of the songs written by these massive superstars are not written by the artists themselves, instead by people hired to write for these artists in a way that will best connect with a crowd willing to spend their money on these manufactured stars. Therefore, it has become evident that in the world of popular music, image has overtaken talent as the determining factor of success in the industry. Instead of skill and songwriting ability, good looks and the ability to draw large crowds of impressionable people have become the main factors of fame in music.
The cost of being a successful musician is exorbitantly high. One must pay to record in a studio, to put all of his/her music on vinyl records or compact discs, to feed his/herself, etc. Sadly, a career in music will usually not give this person anywhere near the amount of money that he/she needs to survive. People often...
The music industry’s history is a convoluted mess. There is no real consensus on what the music industry IS and what paths it has taken. Were the Beatles the greatest band to ever exist? Maybe. Is there a hyper objectification of women throughout the “men’s club” that is the music industry? Probably. It’s this hard to define, frankly confusing business that is worth roughly $130 billion dollars today. With it’s flimsy and opaque edges, can the music industry ever be called into question on its wrongdoings? The racist undertone throughout its history may force it to. With the music industry as an ever growing business that seems to change almost every decade, the one thing that has not changed throughout time is an undercurrent of racism that
So many young people go into the entertainment business. Most of them do not know that without a support system to keep them grounded and stable their mental development can be compromised. The society that we place so high in our culture and deem worthy of such high praise, eat our children alive. They grow too fast, have to defend themselves constantly, and are watched around the clock. As a society, we must take a look at what we are doing to the people in the entertainment industry.
Hollywood is known to be the home of many celebrities, ranging from musicians, actors to models. The celebrity life is something everyone wishes to live. Driving big cars, living in mansions and having attendants to attend to various needs all seem to be something to make life easy and comfortable. Despite all the love that is shown to the celebrities, the celebrities live a life of intense scrutiny. The common people, who are their fans, keep track of every single detail of their life. Each short coming is noticed and put on the limelight with the help of the media who are the main information givers on every move celebrities make. “The paparazzi, in turn, have become watch dogs who never let them out of our sight, staking out their gyms,
...ildren, and most of their time must be enjoyed in creating their own private space. During our childhood, we build the seeds of creativity that will eventually determine our personality. And during adulthood, we always look back to the wonders of our youth. Show business is very hard for anyone, particularly for kids. Children do not belong in the entertainment industry. Young stars often complain about a stolen childhood, the pressure they have to face at a young age forcing them to mature fast, and the risks of exposure to dirty show business while still an innocent playful child. Celebrities who were exposed to the limelight at a tender age become scarred for life by early success and tend to compensate for the childhood they were deprived of during their later years in life.
In order to become a K-pop singer in Korea, it is not an easy thing. The company had been looking for trainees long time before they actually decided to introduce a boy group or girl group. The youngest trainee can be just around ten years old. For example, the youngest member of the new girl group “April ” is only 14 years old.[ ] And the selecting of trainees is not only limited to Korea. SM entertainment had been holding global auditions since 2006 which 300,000 performers have to compete for only 100 positions.[ ] Each trainee they picked has to be the best of the best and got pick
...“Making the Band” and “American Idol” are nothing but a pathetic attempt at forcing a new pop star onto the American people. Some of us are disgusted at being forced to choose a new “idol” from the talent less pretty faces on the screen. We should be able to listen to whomever and whatever we choose. Everyone in this country should have an equal chance at fame. Their fame should be based on talent, not on looks or on the way they charm the audience or a select group of judges. Pop culture could ruin the prosperous future of American art and should be seriously looked at before we all become mindless lemmings and follow a predetermined path of false happiness.
The problem involved with music and the industry is hard to deny. Music in recent decades has been moved by the populace and up till recently for the benefit of society. The evolution of music is marvelous and has influenced our culture a great deal. Until people start to be more conscious of their choices in music the status quo will remain the prevalent factor.