Media Blog 2 (Frankly)

  Background and cultural contexts 1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre? "The debate over whether “Old Town Road” should be classified as country music . Earlier this year,   Billboard removed “Old Town Road” from its country chart, which boosted the rapper’s profile to a wider audience while fueling a debate about what defines country music 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 is a 20-year-old rapper from Atlanta. Technically his birth name is Montero Hill, but he has been calling himself “Lil Nas X” for several years now. And last year he joined SoundCloud, as many people do. And by the end of the year in December he released a song called “Old Town Road.”" 3) What is the Yeehaw agenda? "The Yeehaw agenda was created by Bri Malandro, who tweeted about how a lot of black artists are getting interested in sort of the country aesthetic. And

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? "To sell products, the most obvious of which is the song featured in the video." 2) How has the digital age changed the production and distribution of music videos? "It meant that music videos, and the songs along with them, were more widely available at any time. Videos could be uploaded to video hosting sites like Youtube and viewed using portable media devices such as mobile phones, allowing audiences to see the video and hear the song whenever and wherever they liked." 3) Which three major record labels are behind VEVO? What is VEVO and why was it created? "Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media. Vevo is a video hosting site specifically for music videos. The content of Vevo is s

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