... D.C. The purpose of the formation was to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists, to perform research about the music industry, and to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations and policies. They are also the ones who are responsible for certifying Gold and ... and singles in the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America). The founders of Napster saw that getting music off the internet was very difficult and very time consuming. People would spend hours searching thousands of websites before finding ...

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... a way for slaves to communicate amongst one another, it has presently become a vehicle for change against the injustice faced by many classes, groups and races. Firstly, African Americans have used music as a marker of identifying their blackness and discourse from their homeland of Africa. Moreover, beginning in the seventeenth century, a burgeoning slave trade saw Africans captured and brought to America in ... a sign of unity within the black community during slavery. Slaves used it as a secret message to remain a free state and unite with fellow blacks who sought out liberation and fr...

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... , or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" (Friendly). Music, like any other form of expression in this country, is protected by the first amendment from anyone who tries to censor it; and it would be ... suicide by solved by covering children's ears? There are so many other factors in a child's life that have such a bigger impact on their life. Music is, and always will be, the easiest to blame. It is a fact of life for musicians, especially rappers, that the original versions of their ... is blatant c...

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... 's anti-censorship sentiments included blatant disdain for the PMRC's actions with an editorial placed in the middle of the article. Detailing the 1985 Senate hearings, Rolling Stone stated, ""The Parents" Music Resource Center's proposal is unworkable and unnecessary and comes perilously close to censorship." A three-page article, entitled "At a loss for Words: Record Industry Acceptance of Stickering is Already Having a ... self-censorship. Who needs legislation if the record companies like Circles won't sell those albums to minors?"" In addition to Rolling Stone, other magazines have...

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... one can relate a life experience to the story being told in a given song. One author says, "I can't understand that pop and rap music with all the screamin" and yellin". But I like country music. It always tells a real good story (Steward 1)". If a song tells a story and it concerns ordinary people in everyday life does that ... Ole Opry" is still on radio and television every week, and is still one of the best roads to stardom for a country music performer. About the same time that country music began to spread on the radio, it was introduced in the movies with singing cowboys. Beginnin...

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... , are places where people unite together to show support for there favorite artists and to listen to the same music. Now we will look at how music can divide people. Not everyone has the same taste in music, therefore, conflicting tastes in music can cause disagreements among people. When other people try to criticize our musical tastes, we become defensive and sometimes hostile, as ... our musical tastes, but also label a person's character based on their musical tastes. An example of this is, an individual that listens to rap music might be labeled as being a "thug" or an individual th...

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... 1950's when a man named Chuck Berry gave rock and roll its style and persona. This prototype sound had been evolved from previous era's folk music. His impact on society was rather interesting since he was a black man making an emotional impact to young white teens during a period of serious ... decision came with many cold rejections and a new acceptance to a new crowd. The Beatles came into the United States with an unprecedented bang. Their music to this day has influenced people and society for different generations and eras. "Beatlemania", as it was called, was a craze expressed by...

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... saw it played a big role during the Vietnam era and much of today. I first used the internet. The internet is a great a place to not only download music but also to find information on it. Without a doubt I was able to find a sufficient amount of information. But the internet is not the only place to find ... nothing but a Hoochie Mama, You's a Ho,and You can do it if you put your back into it.) The 1960-1970 was a decade of music that reflected the events taking place at the time. The Vietnam War was a war to stop the spread of communism. But did the cost of American lives ... support ...

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... current century. There has not been any recording company that has managed to leave such enormous influence in the substance and style of music culture (McCusker, 2010). The founder managed to create more that one hundred and eight songs whose hits became number one, and the ... market. Through his leadership, Berry managed to forge new grounds for minority individuals who could not afford the funds required to nurture their music talents and careers. The idea of establishing the recording company was adopted by Berry, who decided to create team efforts and give each ... together with b...

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... Roll have all been met with opposition that it has had to break through. It is the same with some of today's misinterpreted and misunderstood music(Lombardi). The history of censorship has been long in the making. The enlightenment in Europe was a time of intellectual stimulation and broadening of though, ... parents don't want me to listen to Rage Agaisnt the Machine's often anti-government lyrics. The biggest problem with parents and their children's music today is misunderstanding. Music is an easy target for censorship because it is so easy to condemn something you don't understand....

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... . Parents and experts argue that rappers and musicians use vulgar, profane, sexually explicit lyrics to target the teenage audience. For those teens, this music is a release that expresses everything they feel in daily life; for parents, this is seen as monetarily driven and only used to earn more ... from my friends and Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Ultimately these songs were banned from radio broadcast. In an extreme effort to censor music, President Nixon tried to have John Lennon deported for his deviant behavior and anti-political messages in his songs. In nineteen eighty-five a ...

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... warning labels to prohibiting kids 16 and younger from purchasing albums with explicit content. When a parent takes an active role in selecting their child's music purchases - we applaud. When record companies insist upon placing warning stickers on albums to aid those parents - we raise an eyebrow. So ... the last 60 years. 1955 Æ'x In one week's time during April, Chicago radio stations receive 15,000 complaint letters protesting their broadcast of rock music. Æ'x Variety runs a three-part series on what they term "leer-ics," or R&B songs with obscene lyrics, calling for censorship o...

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... to daily items were used in addition to create a more original beat. The region of Great Britain, or the Celtic race inspired many of today's top beats in folk music ( Gusikoff 119). The music originated among the common people of a nation passing it down orally, often changing for artist's personal design. The meaning of folk in a musical term describes the common, but ... named it darkness. "Afro-Americans came to the Americas from western Africa beginning in 1619" (qtd. Gusikoff 119). Although many of them lived their long struggling lives as slaves, their music influenced many acros...

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... they are today. Sound refers to aspects such as pitch, tone, timbre, dynamics, and several others. This aspect is utilized in rap music profusely. The usage of pitch is prevalent in a number of rap artists from men to women. There are several male rappers that present their ... , their timbre differs, which provides the listener with a distinct sound. Dynamics relate to a loudness or softness of a given sound. In rap music the contemporary progression of piano, mezzo, and forte apply (along with all the sub-components for louder of softer). There are several selections where the ... the ...

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... to daily items were used in addition to create a more original beat. The region of Great Britain, or the Celtic race inspired many of today's top beats in folk music ( Gusikoff 119). The music originated among the common people of a nation passing it down orally, often changing for artist's personal design. The meaning of folk in a musical term describes the common, but ... named it darkness. "Afro-Americans came to the Americas from western Africa beginning in 1619" (qtd. Gusikoff 119). Although many of them lived their long struggling lives as slaves, their music influenced many acros...

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... organization, the International Freedom of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), showed that more and more people are switching from free, illegal file swapping to online music stores. "We believe that the music industry's Internet strategy is now turning the corner, and that in 2004 there will be, for the first time, a substantial migration of consumers from unauthorized free services to legitimate alternatives ... ," said Jay Berman, IFPI's CEO. This new crackdown is not only happening in the United States, but around the world. European, Canadian, and Asian music executives have been also...

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... it allows the youth to incorporate their own spin on things while still always being closely rooted in its origins. In a culture where their music has changed very little, country was heavily impacted by the song's brave hip-hop participation. I believe that the song as participation in hip- ... hop is using the cultures need for change in its favor. People everywhere love country music, but this song exposed people of genre that would infatuate thousands of people. The energetic and brisk nature behind a hip-hop song keeps someone ... hip-hop rather than copy what a similar hip-hop arti...

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... of the war and the thousands that will die because of it. One of these distractions is music. Music of today is really at a high point. As I walk down the aisle at my music store, I glance at the old music of the 60's and 70's and begin to question the time period. The Vietnam War was ... in full throttle and these people are trying to write music with "deep messages", experimenting with mind expanding drugs and basically just doing nothing to help the people of the country. I pick up a Doors ... album along with a Grateful Dead disc. These people all seem burdened by their music. Didn'...

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... advancements in cellular phone technology. Unfortunately there are drawbacks to the rapidly growing field of technology and computers. The internet is making more and more music, movies, games, and thousands of other software accessible. Most of it is stolen or APIRATED@, and then put up on the internet for ... it easier to compact, mass multiply, and distribute a product. Also with the total fade out of eight track cassette tape and long play record, music has converted over to CDs (compact disc). CDs are in digital format what are composed strictly zeros and ones. Now that CDRW (compa...

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... something that can be enjoyable, relaxing, heart throbbing, and ext. So in a way music can "set" your mood. Well, if you can let music "set" your mood then what kind of music can affect your attitude towards people; animals; everything. So when a person is listing to classical music he/she may be likely to be kind or gentle, but also vice-versa when a person ... listing to rap music can maybe be a "punk" or a bully. Well, is it right to ... blame your actions on the person(s) who recorded the music? No! It's not! If you have the right as a citizen of the United States to listen to what...

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... songs said that their CD purchases declind by 61 %. Another 48% said they do not even purchase CD's anymore because they can download the music for free. One of the most profitable and most popular ways to restore the funds depleted by the enormous wave of file sharing is teaming ... up and with major companies to promote and sponsor their music. Grammy winning artist Mary J. Blidge teamed up recently with Reebok to promote her new single, Love at First Sight. Her song would be ... have also formed partnerships with big companies. One of the masterminds behind the partnerships is Jay Col...

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... years, Americans and people around the world have been persuaded by music. Many people use bands as their role models. People have even started movements as a result of certain bands. Also, the basic understanding of music types has changed. As a result, music has played a major role in the development of bands around the world and the cultures that are affected by them. Children ... growing up today look up to bands and people of music, as role models. Bands play a part in being role models by the clothes they wear, and the way they present themselves. This is what children see and wan...

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Different eras have often been defined by the type of music that is popular at that time. Certain songs or music genres are associated with various events in history. African spirituals were carried to America among the hearts of oppressed slaves in ... associated with freedom and the rise of abolitionists. African Spirituals gave root to other genres of music: blues, folk, and in 1950s, rock n roll. Some of the primary listeners of this seemingly lewd, loud, and obnoxious music were teenagers who wished to upset their parents, others were individuals who sincerely felt passionate for rock ....

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... . (21) Last, the very short rite of dismissal, worshipers bow their heads to receive a blessing. After interviewing Patrick Turner, the music director of St. Johns Church, I was better informed on how and why music plays such an important role in catholic worship. For almost a thousand years Gregorian chant, without any instrumental or harmonic addition, was the ... only music used in connection with the ceremony. The organs were the only instrument used to accompany the chant. It gave the pitch to the singer. ... Masses on Sundays and feasts at that time. Advent was gradually consider...

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... was written before the height of Vietnam War we can see that some people are already opposed to war. The best example of this anti-war anti-government music is that of Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan's blues/folk music was far from the main stream, but people slowly came to realize the magnitude and depth of his talent. When listening to Dylan ... 's music you quickly come to see his hate of war, death, big business, and government. In Dylan's "Hero Blues" (lyrics) he explains doesn't want to be a soldier or go to war. ... ...

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