... link between the lyrics of any song and virtually anyone's behavior, whether good or bad. But a study by the National Coalition on Television Violence of 160 hours of MTV music videos concluded that viewers are exposed to an average of 18 instances of violence per hour. More than half of all music ... videos contained some violent act or crime. Rock music videos came under fire as early as 1984 when the NCTV declared that the sex and violence in music videos makes them unwholesome for young viewers the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed this in 1988. When the ... said simply, "w...

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... and urban blacks too. Rap is stories that are told for people to hear about, and are experiences that happened in life by a rapper. The music, along with the rap videos that have a disturbing mix of rap, hip-hop dance moves, fashion and lyrics, leave people wondering: is hip-hop culture harming our youth? To me, hip-hop is an open ... celebrate the revival of the age-old rhymed recitations of life's problems and aspirations set to music" she continues. We must encourage the proper use of the hip-hop culture. Al Sharpton once said in Jet Magazine that "hip-hop has these rappers that I wo...

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... parents should discuss the contents with their children and thus, this will indirectly initiate the process of selective viewing. Music video producers should also be encouraged to produce music videos with more positive themes such as relationships, racial harmony, non-violence and conflict resolution and drug avoidance. Therefore, music does create an impact on youths. Constant exposure to ... negative issues through music lyrics and music videos might lead to undesirable outcomes. However, there were "no studies documenting a cause-and-effect relationship between sexually explicit or...

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... Alternating Line). Phase Alternating Line, is a color encoding system for analogue television used in broadcast television systems in most countries. This means that music videos, such as 'Clarity' and 'Speed of sound' must be produced to at least this standard to be able to broadcast on television ... for distribution over the internet. For example video sharing websites, (including YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc.) require videos to be uploaded in different file formats (AVI, MPEG4, MKV, MP4, MOV). Both the music videos of 'Speed of sound' and 'Clarity' must meet these...

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... on future music. The Thriller video cost was $1.2 million, but the money was well spent. Christopher John Farley from Time magazine writes, "The single biggest influence on dancing in today's videos is Michael Jackson. Most clips follow the format he perfected in his epic 1983 video Thriller: a single dancer out front, with a phalanx of dancers in the rear echoing his steps ... ." This format can be seen in many other Jackson videos like Beat It and Smooth Criminal. With Michael Jackson setting a standard for videos, many artists have followed in his footsteps. He also incorporates his d...

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... ,000 simulated murders and 200,000 acts of violence. (Children's Defense, 1) - Teenagers spend between 4-5 hours a day listening to music and watching music videos, and they name listening to music as their preferred non-school activity. (Children's Defense, 1) - Music Videos average 1 or more violent scenes a minute. That is more than cinema and TV. (Children's Defense, 1) - 30% of teens know their lyrics ... would be do to the style of music they were playing. Some Recommendations for the Music industry from the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics). (Social Impact of Music Violence, 4)...

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... is normal, glamorous, and widespread in our society (Brownback, 2001). Violence is not only found on television and in movies, but also in other forms of media such as music videos, cartoons, and video games. The violence seen in our media has a negative impact on both adults and children alike. When these messages of hate are targeted to children, its is ... produced in the United States between 1937 and 1999, 100% portrayed violence, and the amount of violence with intent to injure has increased through the years" (AAP, 2001, p. 1223). Music videos are also of concern in regards to vi...

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... had a profound limiting effect upon the artist. There are many limiting factors, but the main one is the use of image. As it mainly airs videos of artists it limits the music that can be played to music that has enough financial backing to afford to produce a video. Also it puts a huge ... The success of MTV has spawned many other music channels. These are also reliant on music videos, in some cases such as the box, a channel that takes requests from a play list of videos more so. As the videos are limited in the main by time constraints they could be said to take away some ... be seen...

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... . But how do those thoughts become implanted in our children's brains in the first place? One answer to that question can very well be that certain song lyrics and music videos, closely inspected, promote violence. Unfortunately, children and young adults are among the most susceptible for music to have an impact on their lives. Some critics state that, "music negatively affects ... celebrities, who kids and teens may in fact think to be their role models, may in fact glamorize violent crimes and behavior. As well as just the lyrics themselves, music videos are also a very large concern....

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Music has always been a part of human society but now it seems as if hip-hop has taken over all other forms of music with its explicit lyrics, erotic music videos and a vivid display of sex and violence. Surprisingly enough, with all its flaws rap and hip-hop forms of music are at its peak. Every bar, club and ... come to realize that the rap community has little or no respect for women because they are either called bitches or whores. In almost all of the new hip-hop videos there are women all over the sets dressed up in bikinis or less trying to seduce the singer. In a song released by N.E...

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... Country Music Television, Music Television, and Video Hits 1. They then trained college students, aged 17 to 24 years, to analyze the videos for violence content. Out of 518 videos examined, 57 percent showed acts of interpersonal violence. "Pediatricians with a specialty in adolescent medicine are very aware of how crucial music is ... . (Christenson & Roberts, 1998). Although there is no one solution, awareness of, and sensitivity to, the potential impact of music lyrics and videos by consumers, the media and the music industry are one important piece of the puzzle. It is in the childr...

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... show that the average child has witnessed 8,000 murders on television before finishing elementary school. Some of the examples of that violence to children are: video games, music lyrics and videos, and television. Most studies currently indicate that video games have been a new and strong motivation for aggressiveness, especially for younger children. A study reports that almost 50% of the favorite games ... free play increased after they had played or merely observed a violent video game. Playing with video games can be an immense source of violence for the youth. Music lyrics and vid...

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... , citizens who are wealthy and affluent, decide on what is newsworthy, news is automatically biased in portraying what is viewed as important in society. Videos shown are also prejudiced in that they do not always show the whole scene--they are taken at the disgression of the cameraman. Although the function ... coveted role of Eminem's muse, inspired by his ex-wife Kim. For Marshall Mathers who until then had only been before the camera for brief music videos acting in a feature film was a completely new experience (Nashawaty, Nash: pg.72). "He had absolutely no idea about the process wh...

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... her persona. We need to keep one of Madonna's greatest achievements in mind, the extent to which she was able to influenced the media and the public with her music, videos, publicity and image. Testimonies from co-workers and interviews indicate that Madonna was very much in control of almost every dimension of her media persona and her career. She wanted ... her music and videos to open up a whole new range of possible subject positions that female artists could explore. Her style is assembled from the music's of many different genres, and her visual images ... definition produces bra...

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... label can often also be a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks; coordinates the production, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos. They also conduct talent scouting and development of new artists ("artists and repertoire" or "A&R") and maintain contracts with recording artists and their managers. Record labels are now massive corporations that ... services offered. A record label is also a publishing company that manages things like brands and trademarks; coordinates the production, manufacture, dist...

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... music came records, tapes and now CDs, and along with them came the record players, tape players and CD players. There are music videos on television and now, you can buy movies about the making of music videos, or even videos all about a band or group. There are books, posters, clothes, lunch boxes, computer games, cups, book bags and the list could go ... ...

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... can watch. I would like to present you with some facts about MTV: 39% of MTV viewers are under the age of eighteen, music videos are designed for teenagers between the ages of 12-19, half of the videos aired on MTV involve violence (National Institute on Media and the Family). The effect on teens are that the impact of the violence is ... if their parents don't explain that Eminem's lyrics don't correspond to them and that they"re a personal experience. Parents should also teach their children to respect all people. Eminem's music videos are also very graphic and express his hatred and ...

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... Request Live" receives airplay in the afternoon. This show is based entirely on consumer opinion. Consumers" vote for the videos they want to see and hear. These videos are usually the most popular artists at the time, or soon - to - be popular artists. The videos that are played embody models, singers, and actors wearing hardly anything. Sheaffer (2002) states "Elementary kids are listening ... ...

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... Bayles 34). Music is a powerful communication medium for adolescents, who often associate the music with such emotions as excitement, happiness, and love. However, when the musical lyrics and music videos contain obscenities, indecencies, and glorifications of certain forms of immoral conduct, such as drug abuse, ethical considerations arise in connection with the distribution of such material to a youthful audience. ... movies. Young people like to play it over and over, often within the private world of their headsets. Violence and sex are popular topics among many of today's music vid...

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... a role in the motion picture, "Juice". He quickly became friends with a couple of popular rap artists like Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre. He made a number of songs and music videos with them that made it big on the Billboard charts. This really helped boost his reputation. In November of 1994, he was shot five times during a robbery and the thieves ... out." (Tupac) Tupac influenced most of the people that listened to his music. People began to dress like him and talk like him when they saw him on the music videos singing his newest songs. They listened to his words and tried to do the s...

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... ) MTV was another battle that the record industry had to wage. Producers were forced to pay for music videos in order to keep their bands popular and had to pay MTV in order for the videos to be played. On the other hand, videos did increase viewer's awareness of new music and ultimately helped to generate more profit for the labels. Now MTV ... ...

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... her dream-like career. Madonna used her image as a sexual signifier and projected them as of school-girl, virgin, slut, whore, sire and sex-goddess through media and her music videos. She will do anything, say anything, wear anything, mock anything, and degrade anything to draw public's attention and make money. She was the quintessential postmodern icon during 80's. The girls ... America at the same time in 2001, their respective shows were worlds apart. Janet, who was touring in support of her album All For You, might as well have played videos of her past tours on the video screens, ...

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... and watch a TV station called MTV; it was supposed to be very popular. After sitting down I decided to do this. While watching MTV I noticed that it contained a variety of music videos, game shows, and advertisements. What they show on this TV channel describes what a teenager and college student are interested in seeing. In every aspect of the TV station it is ... show personally this age group of people are interested in sex and violence. Many of the song lyrics condone sex and violence making it appealing to the youth. In the videos, artists are trying to act out many of the lyrics t...

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... radio. The hip-hop music industry is being hit hard with censorship on the songs and video's that are being produced. Parental advisory stickers and censorship on the songs and videos for these songs are ruining the image and the music of the hip-hop culture. A rating system should be placed on the albums and songs, but they should not be ... content or change the video content ruins the integrity of the artist. The integrity of the artist is in the songs, his or her image, and the content of the videos. In the hip hop industry these qualities are not accepted, but instead criticized. N...

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... views certain genres of music can affect the music preferences of children, especially with the pop culture stigma. As stated in "The Impact of Music, Music Lyrics, and Music Videos on Children", "A teenager's preference of music can be associated with certain behaviors or the way that they act" (Fuld 3). Many high schoolers have a style of clothing that ... on children's behavior and the messages that it sends is Heavy Metal and Rock music. Give or take some, "An Average American youth listens to music or watches music videos for four to five hours a day" (Toole 1). Considering how imp...

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