Music

Over the years the music industry has grown from a fairly profitable

industry with a few major stars into a billion dollar industry with many major

stars. The music industry has evolved in many different ways through such

inventions as the television and music videos. In order to become a star in the

industry today it is almost essential that you have a good music video and a great

marketing campaign. With these pressures on new artists I believe it makes it

hard for them to be themselves and not change there music or image in order to

sell records. I believe it is possible not to sell out in the music industry today.

Stars such as Aerosmith, Billy Joel, and Sting for example have always put out

quality music and have not strayed far from there original musical roots in order

to sell records. Other artists like Madonna are constantly reinventing themselves

and there musical style and have been very successful in doing so. But the

question is are they doing this because they are a talented artist or in order to stay

popular and sell records. I believe there is a thin line between reinventing your

musical style and changing just to stay popular. I believe that in order not to sell

out in the industry today you have to love your music and want others to love it as

well, not for them to love you but instead your music. That I think is the problem