Jaspreet - media blog 2 - coursework - Mr Bush

  Lil Nas X - Old Town Road: Blog tasks Background and cultural contexts Read  this Vox feature and podcast transcript on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road . Make sure you read the whole thing - including the podcast transcript - then answer the following questions:  1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre? The main debate is whether Old Town Road should be classified as a country song or not. Billboard initially removed it from the country charts, arguing it didn’t “fit” the genre, which sparked discussion about how genres are defined and who gets to decide. 2) What do you learn about the background of Lil Nas X and Old Town Road from the podcast transcript? Lil Nas X was a relatively unknown artist who made the song using a cheap online beat and released it independently . He used platforms like TikTok and meme culture to promote it, which helped it go viral very quickly. The song’s success was driven more by internet culture than traditional music indu...

Music Video introduction blog task This week's work requires  Media  Factsheet #69: Music Video . You'll need to log in to Google using your Greenford Google account to access this.  Read the factsheet and answer the following 10 questions: 1) What is the purpose of a music video? The purpose of a music video is to sell products, the most obvious of which is the song featured in the video. However, other connected products are also marketed by a music video. For example, the album the song is featured on, the film the song is part of the soundtrack for, an upcoming tour by the artist and merchandise like t-shirts. However, music videos are an unusual form of marketing as they allow the audience full access to the product they are selling.  2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? The development of new media technologies meant that music videos, and the songs along with them, were more widely available at any time. Videos...