Music in the Media

Today we talked about the role that media plays in promoting music. I felt that this was a very interesting topic, and I really do see it. I only watch T.V. on the weekends, and often times much of it is on NBC and CBS. I always see ads for the VMA's and the Country Music Awards etc. The commercials all have words like "groundbreaking, angelic, a hit etc." that really ingrain in your mind the idea that these songs HAVE to be good. A more indirect way I see it is when I flip to a show like" The Voice" or "American Idol" where singers sing songs that I honestly don't like but the judges (who are ex-musicians or current ones) really like and promote. I just feel like it is forced upon you to like this fake pop music instead of what you actually like.