In what ways can the audience access music?

Accessing music is so easy and very popular now days. Since all the latest gadgets came out, such as IPods, downloading music seems to be the easiest way to get access to music.

Because of the iPod that belongs to The Apple Store, they made a software that you can download songs, albums and music videos from The Apple Store onto the software called ITunes. ITunes lets you synced your IPod into the programme and let you download songs onto your iPod. This method is the most popular way. However there are illegal websites that are being created on the internet that let you download songs for free, this is not allowed, although some people do it, this gives no credit to the music industry and the artist. For one song from ITunes is 79p, which is much cheaper than buying the single from a much shop like HMV.

It is very rare now that people by CD’s because ITunes have taken over. Many companies have developed iPod docs which allow you to play songs that do not disrupt within a song even on loud volume, they are very good quality. You can even now buy a car with a cable which allows you to play songs from your iPod into the car, rather than playing a CD or listen to the radio.

Obliviously records are no longer produced, although except for the rare occasion where artist want to produce their music on something different than a CD, I have only know this to happen twice.

People now go to concerts to see their favourite artist/band. Live Nation, the largest venue owner is the main company that allows fans of music to go and see their favourite artist/band perform live. They also let the fans go to sound checks before the actually concert begins; this makes a fan a ‘VIP’ for the day, and get priority seats. This allows fans to get up ‘close and personal’ with the artist. These tickets are a lot dearer but contain a programme that is signed from the artist or band and a special gift from there merchandise collection. 



The radio is also quite popular to access music. Most radio stations now day’s link up to television channels such as The Hits. The majority of radio stations make a Top 40 List, which is chosen by the audience of people watching the show on TV, whilst playing the music videos in a count down to number one. The station Capital do ‘The Top 40 UK’ which reflects on the downloads from the public that week. TV and radio is linked very much within the music industry. On TV Sky, Virgin, Freeview and BT Vision has radio channels, in which are mainly:

*Radio 1, 2

*Smash Hits

*The Hits

*Kiss

*Heat

*Magic

*Smooth

*Kerrang

*Q

*Absolute

*Heart

All of the above is a very wide variety of music. However not all play music videos. Sky is the main one to watch music videos and listen to music as the radio station channels not only tell you what’s playing and who by, but also play the music video that’s playing at the same time on the station. Sky also includes MTV, where music videos all began. MTV now do lots of things, not including just watching music videos, but interviews with the artists, This Weeks Top Ten and news on the celebrity world; involving the artists latest single or album, their tours, etc. 

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