Internet Music

I pull up Spotify almost every time that I do anything on a computer. It has become some what of an addiction. Without it I don't seem to get into the working mood. It's like the ultimate addiction dependancy. And with a kind of demand that an addiction provides, we fill our music cravings through the most appealing method. Internet music is one of the great options that we have.

Music isn't always free like it is on Spotify. In fact, music on the internet started out by being payed for. The most popular form of paid for music in the last couple years is through 'itunes.' On "apple.com" they claim that they have around 28 million songs and growing for purchase. This great library is a great option for the avid music listener with deep enough pockets to fund it. Since most of us do not have the money or just do not want to pay for our music, companies have been sprouting up to take the price tags off and earn money through advertisements.

Companies like "Spotify" and "Pandora" have dominated a new part of the music market. They offer free to listen music to all users. You can pay for them to receive better service, like Spotify's premium membership package, or you can just enjoy the radio station like music that constantly plays. Although, some companies have tried to pioneer this part of the market too recklessly. A prime example of this would be "napster." These companies dance everyday around the risks of copy right issues. This makes sure that a song producer will receive just earnings for his or her music production. But, it has become more of a pain in the neck. I do know that a good way of side stepping this problem is to not allow for downloads of any music. But this is just all one big mess.

Having music on the internet can also be good for the music producer. We all know that in order for people to like your music, they must first be able to find it and sample it. So, the internet is a prime marketing place for this. One of the central hubs for people with musical talent that try to make it bis is on YouTube. Regrettably, the first person that comes to mid that has done it this way is Justin Bieber. He first started out in the YouTube community as this little girl... no boy that had musical talent. Even though he took a great amount of criticism for not sounding or looking like a normal male singer, he still succeeded this way. In the end what really mattered with Bieber was that his name was getting out there regardless of the comments attached to it. Soon the comments would change when an audience that liked his music was found.

Like Bieber, Psy form Korea was found through YouTube. Psy is the author of the extraordinarily successful song and dance "Gangnam Style." With the flow of the internet, Psy was able to jump his fame out of the confines of South Korea and all around the world. His bilingual song Gangnam Style appealed to the world with its new dance and out of ordinary lyrics. Even though most of us still don't know what he is saying when he says, "na je nun ta sa ro un in gan jo gin yo ja" we all still enjoy his number one YouTube video. His success might not have been as great and sudden without the internet sweeping him to world wide fame!

Sources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/gangnam-style-1-billion-hits_n_2346358.html
http://www.jacapps.com/blog/spotify-vs-pandora
http://www.apple.com/itunes/