Sex Sells

How is sex being manipulated through the media to sell music? Nowadays, music artists are using sex as an appealing and profitable method on tours, TV and radio stations to attract viewers and listeners into buying their records because sex makes the public stay more in tuned with their visuals (music videos), the sexual explicit lyrics makes more radio and TV friendly songs and helps the artists live performances become much more appealing.

First, sexual acts in the videos makes the public stay more in tuned with their visuals (music videos). Music videos with sexual acts are somehow more attractive to the public. Sometimes, the songs won't connect with the public but through the video it might connect because it's graphic more appealing. That can quickly help the artists get more hype, more recognition and more fans.

Secondly, sexual explicit lyrics songs makes more radio and TV friendly songs. Songs with the sexually explicit lyrics mostly have the catchy choruses in the songs. People enjoy these kind of songs more in a party atmosphere because they are better to dance and vibe to. People sometimes pick up lyrics from the songs to pick up men or women.

Third, it helps the artists live performance become much more interesting and more entertaining to the audience. Like having backup dancers on their shows wearing sexy outfit makes the performance more appealing. Sometimes the artists themselves have on sexy outfits that attracts the audience closer to the artists.

In conclusion, music artists feel like they to use sexuality in their music because it helps promote their music. Sexuality in the lyrics of their songs, in their music videos and at their live performances helps sells records because sex sells.