2. Classical
Classical music is aimed at older people(50+) it is a niche
genre and is seen by younger people as weird or strange it is
also aimed at people who are of a high social class. This
music is similar to Dubstep in the way that it has a very niche
audience. The actual music has a lot more class about it
then say pop or rap music. It has the ability to tell stories
through music. The music is usually very soft and relaxing.
Most classical musicians are seen as posh by the public.
3. Pop
As seen on the magazine cover WE POP,
pop music magazines can be cheesy and in
your face. This is highlighted by the strong
pink used on the cover. In pop music
audiences have certain expectations and
some of these are, boy bands who sing
cheesy exaggerated love lyrics. An example
of a ‘Boy band’ who adhere to these
common stereotypes are JLS and One
Direction. You also expect boy bands to look
good so that reactions are evoked from
teenage girls so that they make more
money.
4. Rap/Hip-Hop
On the cover of Vibe magazine you can see Chris
Brown a successful rapper wearing a cap, jewellery
and he is also showing off his belt buckle. These are
some of the common conventions of what audiences
expect to see rappers wearing. Some of the
conventions you expect to see in the actual music is
the artist talking about recreational drug use, having
sex with a lot of women, and you also expect to hear
about the money the artist has earned An example of
an artist talking about recreational drug use is Tyga in
his song Molly. Years ago you would expect to hear
more meaningful lyrics and the struggle they may
have faced to get where they are but now most rap
artists talk about is drugs, sex and money. You also
expect to hear profanity in this genre. Rappers often
try to express a message of social or political views
through there lyrics.
5. Rock/Hard rock
Kerrang is one of the most well known rock/Hard Rock
magazines. On the cover you can see Green Day who are a
well known rock band. Some of the different things you expect
to see rock music artists wearing is the colour black a lot,
leather, you expect them to have lots of tattoos and usually
cheap clothes. This is because they are often shown to be
people who don’t care what society thinks of them. For example
Ozzy Osbourne once bit a dead bats head off live on stage this
highlights the fact that some rock stars do not care about there
image. Rock lyrics are often meaningful. There is usually use of
profanity in rock songs.
6. Electro/Dubstep
Dubstep or electro is often though of as a weird or niche
music genre that has a very small audience. This point of
view is strengthened by the fact that there are very few
Dubstep/electro mainstream magazines because it is not
worth the money to produce a publication that only a few
people will read. In mine( the audiences) point of view the
different things that you expect Dubstep/Electro musicians
wearing are piercings, tattoos, skinny jeans and niche market
earrings. The stereotypical appearance of a Dubstep artist is
very alternate and different to an average everyday person.
This is again because they care little about what others think
of them. In the actual music you expect to hear angry or
strange lyrics. Skrillex adheres to the views i have been
voicing on this slide, as he wears glasses, has earrings and
an unusual haircut.
7. Reggae
Reggae music is often associated with Bob Marley and the
Caribbean but the span of its audience is a lot wider than just
the Caribbean. The lyrics and sound of the music are more
soulful and meaningful than most genres of music. A lot of
reggae music is not mainstream because of the fact that
many record labels just don’t sign reggae artists because the
genre is not as popular as other genres. Like rap Reggae
musicians often use there lyrics to express a political view or
view on society. The things you expect to see an reggae
artist wear is just normal average clothes, a hat is often worn
as well by the artist. Many Rastafarians musicians choose to
pursue a career in Reggae because they take Bob Marley as
there ultimate inspiration.
