Music Video Outlets

Music Outlets 

Music Downloads 

Music downloads are a very good way of listening and gaining all of the latest music videos as well as music, the advantages of downloading music is that it easily accessible for example itunes is easy for the audience to use as is it available right at their fingertips on the internet this is an easier way for the audience to gain music rather than having to go to the shops and buying a CD, stores may not have the specific CD that people want where as in downloads websites such as itunes there is no need for a physical CD the audience can just download it straight. As well as this its easy to transfer on to mobile devices, this is good for the audience as they can gain free music fast and freely. Downloading music gives you a  range of qualities to choose from, music downloads  come on in high quality making it better for the audience to listen to this is good for the audience as they can choose a range of qualities giving them wider choices. However downloading music comes with many drawbacks, downloaded music which is free may have cutouts of advertisements during the song which could disrupt the song for the listener as the advertisements pop up during the song.  Also downloadable music restricts some of the listeners if they have bad internet speed because it takes  longer to download, so the listener would have to resort to download the lower quality version in order to get it faster. Music downloads are good for the artist as they would be that they are gaining exposure and advertisements when people download their songs, they get more noticed and gain more views and build on their reputation through the downloads this is a good way for the artist to gain a larger audience and gain popularity, this way his/her name will become bigger and he will gain more success which will make it easier for him/her to sell their new single or album.  

                     

Mainstream TV

Mainstream TV are channels such as BBC 1 and BBC 3 which play programmes  which play music such as top of the pops , these shows gain large audiences viewing them at once so the artists who perform on these shows will gain large audiences viewing them, also within in the viewers there would be new viewers who haven't heard of the artist this gives the artist high amounts of audience and exposure to a new and wider range of people. This helps the artist as it gives them a larger audience range, so when they release a new single or album it makes it easier for them to sell as they are already well known. Mainstream TV also allow music to be played before certain watersheds as they censor the songs which in all gains more viewers watching it such as kids and teenagers, however this can be seen as negative as it ruins the viewers viewing pleasure as they don't get to hear the song without it being censored. Another drawback would be these programmes don't always come on, for example top of the pops does not come on as often this is due to streaming websites being more popular as they are simpler, also the audience don't need to wait for their song to come on with streaming sites. Top of the pops used to be a very popular show which aired live performances of songs from different artists, this was a very successful way of listening to music back when technology was less advanced. Now technology has been increased and has become a lot better to the point where we no longer need shows such as top of the pops in order to watch music videos or songs from artists.  

artist website

 The artist’s website is a useful source of gaining all of the latest songs from a particular artist of choice the website also contains full playlists of all of the artist’s latest songs. The artist’s website can also sometimes contain download links within them.  The websites allow the audience to search for and listen to the songs of their choice from the artist of their choice. This is an advantage as it allows the audience to only listen to the songs from the artist of their choice also having the feature of the playlist allows them to access all of the latest songs from their favourite songs, as well as being able to listen to all of their favourite songs from the artist they are able to quickly and easily download all of the songs they listen to. The artist website can be easily advertised on TV and radio the website contains details of upcoming events which gives the artist more exposure on himself as well as the event they will be performing on which will increase the quantity of audience and will get more ticket sales for the artist it will also make more well-known and will increase their popularity. However the artist website has drawbacks some websites require you to sign up which takes time which disrupts the audiences pleasure also some accounts require you to put your credit card details in , also these websites require people to have internet access people may not have internet or may have bad internet which means some people will not be able to gain access which leaves some people out.  

















Music channels

Music channels are a type of programming which focuses on playing music videos from different popular bands and artists, these programmes are a good way for the audience to listen to music from their favorite artist or band. Music channels are good for the audience as they are easily available to a large range of people as a large majority of them are free for the audience to watch with no subscriptions needed. Music channels are good for the artist as well because theses music channels have large viewing figures which allow the artist to be seen by more people gaining them larger exposure which helps him to sell his new albums and singles and make more money for both the artist as well as their label the label creates the video which creates more awareness as the video is sometimes seen as more memorable and popular than the actual lyrics themselves which makes it easier for them to sell new albums as they will already have been established and recognized. However music channels have some negatives to them they have many advertisement breaks between them which disrupt the viewing pleasure for the audience who just want to watch and listen to music. Although many of them are free to view some may require the viewer to subscribe and pay for the, such as MTV they require the audience to have a subscription to the channel in order for them to be able to view the video. This means that some of the audience miss out on watching and listening to the music.  

streaming 

Streaming allows the audience to watch and listen to any music anywhere and anytime, its free and available on many devices which makes it easier for the audience to find, streaming sites such as YouTube have videos which come in high quality this ensures that the audience can listen to their favourite songs in high quality which enhances their viewing pleasure. These streaming sites are very popular, sites such as YouTube have millions of users signing in, and this gives the artist a larger audience to appeal to and to expose their music to this is good for the artist as it gains them more people to branch their music out to. However streaming sites have negative aspects some require the audience to sign up or sign in just to watch a music video disrupts the viewing pleasure because if they don’t have an account they cannot watch the video. Also not all streaming sites are available in high quality which gives the audience bad quality songs which disrupt their viewing pleasure. 

Direct CD/special edition CD/DVD releases.

CD’s are a good way for the audience to gain music, the album or single ensures that the songs are in good quality for the audience to listen to, the CD’s also come with bonuses or added tracks which give the audience more information about the artist this gives the audience more for their money. CD’s are available in many shops which make it easier for the person to get hold. It is quick for the audience to listen to and play wherever and whenever. However CD’s are not always good, the CD’s could get scratched so the CD would not be able to play no more this wastes the audiences money, also CD’s cost money for them to buy people may not want to pay so CD’s maybe unsuccessful in the number of sales they get. CD’s are good for the artist as they are getting bought rather than illegally downloaded which makes them more money and makes the more successful they can be sold worldwide so the artist is able to gain more audiences from around the world and is able to become bigger and more successful within the music industry.