Influence of Teens on the Music Industry
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Influence of Teens on the Music Industry
From the Beatles to N' Sync teenyboppers have had an iron grip on the music industry that as far as any can one tell won't be released for many years. There are three main reasons that come directly to mind; age, money, and psychological aspects. These three motives will be embellished on later in the essay. Before we start I would like to propose a question that will clarify this essay a little better. Why does such a small portion of the America society indirectly control such a major part of our culture?
The first and most influential part of the explanation to this horrible problem is age. Boys and girls just beginning their teen-age years (12-14) don't drive, probably don't have jobs and have nothing to really do but go to school and watch MTV. This is age group are the people who's parents buy the products that are advertised on MTV. There fore MTV is going to run music videos that teenyboppers want to see so that they can sell advertisement space to the companies targeting this age group. Music has turned from an artful expression of emotions to a multi million-dollar business...