Music Industry

• First vinyl record release - 1951. 

• The creation of MTV - August 1st 1981. 

• Invention of the CD - 1982.

• Invention of Sony Walkman - July 1st 1979. 

• Invention of MP3 Player - March 1998. 

• Youtube - February 14th 2005. Video uploads brought in on April 23rd 2005. First video uploaded - 'Me at the zoo' April 23rd 2005 by Jawed Karim. 

• Spotify - 7th October 2008. 

Impact of Digital Technology: 

• Convergence with other media products and technologies

• Personalisation of content by the listener

• Change to the culture of ownership and storage  of content

• Links to marketing campaigns on various media platforms, including social media

• Domination by big brands such as Apple

• Digital piracy and loss of income for musicians

Structure: 

Sony BMG - Record Labels 

• Arista Records. 

• Colombia Records. 

• Epic Records. 

Artists on Colombia Records. 

• Beyonce 
• Harry Styles 
• Adele 
• David Bowie 

Independent Record Labels: 

• Boy Better Know - Grime. Founded in North London in 2005. Features artists such as; 
• Skepta
• JME 
• Wiley 

• XL Recordings - Various genres of music. Founded in 1989 by Richard Russell. Features artists such as; 
• Adele 
• Giggs 
• Radiohead 

Regulation:

• Prs (Performing Rights Society) pays royalties to their members when their work is broadcast on TV or Radio. 

• Napster shut down. A federal judge in San Francisco shut down the popular music swapping Web site — saying the online company encourages “wholesale infringement” against music industry copyrights. These issues still remain within the music industry today.