Music has been around for many centuries, and it’s one of the many universal languages that allows us to connect with other societies in the world. In the 1920’s, music was only accessible through specific radio station, however, now music can be heard on YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, etc. For instance, Spotify is a platform in which people have access to listen to music from various different artists in the whole universe. Spotify updates the trending music channel everyday in which the new songs are introduced. Spotify is a universal platform because most of the songs have about 1.1 billion listeners which is about 14 percent of the population on this planet. It is intriguing because this suggests that we are all still fascinated by music because …show more content…
In The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business, Charles Duhigg mentions that many new artists are adapting old song techniques, so there songs can reach the same popularity as the old song (Duhigg 199). This is achieved through the familiarity loop which explains that people like to listen to songs that are familiar to their favorite songs (Duhigg 199). Part of this has to do with the fact that our brain likes to save effort because overtime if we listen to the same song repeatedly it then transforms into a habit (Duhigg 17). Familiarity loop can help explain how the new song “It ain’t me” by Selena Gomez will be popular like the old song, “Issues” by Julia Michaels. If the new song is similar to an old popular song, then the new song would also achieve the same fame by first identifying how the new song is introduced on Spotify then how its melody and message contrasts with the old …show more content…
There are many genres of music with various forms of rhythms and melodies which includes country, hip-hop, pop, jazz, rock, etc. Personally, I like to listen to pop genre songs because I love how the songs begin at a slow pace, then the pace becomes fast. All of the pop songs build up to a certain threshold which is the fast pace, and then it returns to the slow pace again. In the Spotify pop genre, the playlist “#1 Most Wanted Hits” plays the song “Issues” at least 5 times every one hour. This parallels with how “male listeners stay tuned in” whenever Dion’s song was played (Duhigg 201). At first, the male listeners did not like Celine Dion, but after many repetitions of her song, they did not change the radio station (Duhigg 201). This song was sticky because the brain has an expectation from each genre, and her song lived up to that expectation (Duhigg 201). Likewise, this is the main reason why I became “glued” to the song “Issues”. I have never heard of Julia Michaels prior to this song, and the genre of her song was pop, my listening habit kicked in and the song became a sticky song to which I can sing along to. My brain had an expectation that it would sound like any other pop song and it certainly did. Furthermore, this led me to listen to the new song “It ain’t me” by Selena Gomez because I usually do not like to listen to her songs. When I first
During the 1920’s music was very important to the people and exacerbated racial tensions in the postwar period (citation). The music industry began to take off because new technology started making it easier to produce and share music around.
If one were to look back into the world’s history, one would find that an important and consistent element is the world of music. Music has presented itself in various forms throughout its spread and through our identification of its magical realm, people have been fortunate enough to come across a means of relation. Whether it is blues and reggae or rap and pop rock, there is music out there for everyone. Music can serve as a stabilizer for some, a relaxant to others, and to many a form of inspiration.
Music has always had a strong influence on people everywhere in the world and nothing points to this ever changing. There is an enormous amount of genres and sub genres, new hits and old classics, songs and compositions for everyone and this number is forever increasing. It is virtually impossible to listen to all songs ever written and hardly anyone would try to attempt that, yet each band and singer would want to have their music noticed. This is why album art is an essential part of any music CD, an eye catcher that can make a consumer purchase a piece of music that they might not even like.
The limitless access to music makes it easy to forget that people's careers rely on the profit behind every song. A profit that is continually shrinking, something that is forcing companies to re-think the way they get music to us, the fans. This will affect everyone who has the slightest interest in music. Some for the worse, but many for the better.
Nowadays, music is more accessible to people which has more effect on people nowadays than our great-grandparents. We can listen to popular music through iPod, iPhone, computer, internet and etc. However, these things would have been impossible to do back in 19th century because music can only be heard through live performance. This phenomena continue until the idea of recording music pop up back in late 1890s.
Sometimes music and melodies can get stuck in our heads for hours to days on end until eventually, they fade away. Earworms are described as “cognitively infectious musical agents.” They are a special type of music that is specifically made to stick in people's brain. Sacks brings up one of his good friends, Nick Younes and explains how the song “Love and Marriage” got stuck in his head for around 10 days until it eventually left his mind. He also mentions Mark Twain's story, “A Literary Nightmare” in which a man gets a repetitive jingle stuck in his mind and starts infecting all the people around him. Sacks is astounded by this topic, but he can't figure out whether it's the simple repetition or something else. He goes on to discuss how the iPod's we use are basically daylong concerts and they change our environments, which make them so entertaining. He draws the conclusion that these catchy tunes our brains remember are neurologically irresistible. I found this chapter very interesting. Not only because it made sense, but more due to the fact that I have experienced this numerous times throughout my life. These facts and stories are opening my eyes wider and wider to the influence of
But why does this happen? Apparently, repetition, musical simplicity and incongruity are partly responsible for the annoyance. (2) A repeated phrase, motif or sequence might be suggestive of the very act of repetition itself, such that the brain echoes the pattern automatically as the musical information is processed. Still, simpler songs appear more likely to make your brain itch, - like Barnny's "I love you, you love me" tune - but at the same time a song that does something unexpected can cause the brain to latch on because of whatever unconscious cognitive incident occurred at that very moment. These traits of simplicity, repetition and circular composition1 are potent because we don't remember songs as one complete image, like a picture, but as temporal sequences that unfold in our brains. (3) In other words, we don't "see" an entire song in our head; instead, one image (or line in a song) triggers the subsequent one.
Music has always been an essential part of America’s history whether it’s for entertainment, to help cope with situations, or even to get a message across. In 2012 Rentfrow stated, “music reflects and reinforces people’s psychological, biological, and social needs.” Over the time music has transformed itself, music has come from slavery times when music was used as a hidden messages to today where everyone listens to music for an altitude of reasons. Music doesn't get old it doesn't go away it just grows. The article “Music Through the Ages: Trends in Musical Engagement and Preferences From Adolescence Through Middle Adulthood” demonstrates all three rhetoric appeals.
Emotional relevance can form in any number of ways, both on a personal level, and on a societal scale. There is something to be said for music that is created as a product of emotion, as it more often than not captures the audiences sympathy. Music that an audience can relate to, and can identify with is more likely to stick with the audience in question. Personal connections transform the way we view music and specific songs, but with the massive exposure to music lacking depth and meaning, we are taking larger and larger cultural steps backwards. Not only in our ability to express personal values, morals, and individualist qualities, but in the way that we interact with each other and construct emotional ties.
Throughout history music has drastically changed from style to sound. As the years go on, many people would claim that the music industry in today’s society is nothing what is was like decades ago. By turning on the radio it clear that many artist have their own style. Years ago, artists like like the Beatles or the Eagles would be on the radio. As the generation grows, so does the music. Now a days, if one turns on the radio, they are most likely to hear pop or rap music. Some stations still do play alternative and rock music but very few. The biggest radio stations play what the youth want to hear which is rap music.
The music industry is an ever-evolving revolutionary entertainment industry for the masses. Music provides entertainment to all different masses due to the variety of genres produced. Music is a very profitable and complex industry. Music has expanded to a worldwide industry for musical artist to express their art through the form of song to the masses. Music not only appeals to the ears but to every aspect of a person. Music allows for individuals to explore and let their imagination expand as they here a song. Throughout the years the industry has undergone dramatic changes. Whether it is genres, forms of how it is distributed, or even the impact the artist have had. The industry is diverse and ever changing as the years continue. In the past 20 years the industry has changed with help of the technological breakthroughs and adoptions.
Have you ever been asked the question, “Why are you listening to that?” At that moment, you sit there and try to come up with a reason to explain your answer. However, the answer always seems to be, “Because I like it.” There’s no particular reason, maybe it’s the artist or maybe it is because you just like the beat. Perhaps it could be the way you are feeling at that particular moment.
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Through music we are able to comprehend someone’s personality, their views, their culture, and who they are as an overall person. The music you listen to is a reflection of who you are and your own personal thoughts. As I reflect on the music I listen to I came to the conclusion that I gravitate towards songs that depict the emotions we feel through lyrics while being able to relate it to my own personal experiences.