February 2016 archive

Music Industry Changing

Jacob Kastrenakes’s story caption “Apple Music may not steal you from Spotify, but it can still win the streaming battle” in my opinion is the reality in our world today. I personally admire the business strategies and competition in our world of commerce today. There are several promotions companies like apple for example use to …

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How has the Music Industry changed with Digital Media

The music industry over the last several years with the introduction of streaming services has changed drastically. Streaming services have affected musicians and artists income drastically because digital download sales have dropped and been traded in for subscriptions to companies that stream like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and Google Music. Streaming has become a normal …

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Digital media & the Music industry

The music industry, like the rest of us, has been forced to change with the developments and succes of digital media. Some ways are more subtle than others, but it is change nonetheless. While most of us are familiar with iPods and the glory that is downloading music, such luxury comes at a cost. The …

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Digital Media vs Music Industry

Rayshawn Parrilla     Over the years, the world of music has progressed due to the impact of new technology.  Considering the format in which it’s displayed, music has transitioned from 8-track to cassettes, records to CD’s and now the biggest delivery content of them all; digital downloads.  As we know, the music industry can …

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Power of Music Streaming Services

Over the last decade many technology advancements have been created changing the way we listen and purchase music. In the past one would consume music through radio and the purchase of hard copy CD’s. In our current society people are traded the CD for the MP3. As record stores such as FYE began to close …

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Digital media and how it’s affecting the music industry.

The World Wide Web has taken over the world and everything in it.  Since digital media has taken over, it has placed a heavy hold on how the music industry operates now.  With now advanced digital media coming into play, the music industry has lost many sales in the CD department seeing as nobody has …

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Music and streaming services

How is digital media changing the music industry? In this day of age, it seems as if in order to hear good quality music..we are obligated to subscribe to a live streaming service. Not only are consumers feeling such transtions, but the artist themselves are obligated to conform to the corporatocracy of digital media among …

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Class 4: To Stream or To Purchase? That is the real question

“Apple to Pay $3 Billion to Buy Beats”: Apple initially changed the music industry with digital media by being the first to sell albums and singles online. I’ve personally purchased from iTunes since its introduction. I’m a HUGE music lover, so when the first generation iPod came out I couldn’t wait to fill it. I …

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How is digital media changing the music industry?

First off, it has changed the way we purchase music. I could sit here and say that in general people do not purchase cd’s, tapes, or vinyl anymore but it is deeper than that. You have companies like apple that are making deals with artists in a way to get that “cool factor.” I know …

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Music Streaming

In Apple Music may not steal you from Spotify, but it can still win the streaming battle, this article talks about the battle between the steaming programs like apple stream and Spotify. I for one do not like apple stream, sure you get three months free but like the article said its not enough to …

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