The document compares how music was consumed, popular artists and genres, and the music industry in the 1970s and 2000s. In the 1970s, people listened to music through radio, tapes, and concerts. Popular artists included Bob Dylan, Elton John, and The Rolling Stones. Disco and dance music were popular genres. In the 2000s, people listened through streaming services like Spotify and iTunes or watched videos on YouTube. Hip hop became the dominant genre with popular artists like Destiny's Child and Jay-Z. Computers and digital distribution became the primary way to record, distribute and listen to music.

1. 1970 & 2000
By Pavandeep Bansal & Rohan Anderson

2. 1970s

3. How did Audiences Consume
Music ?
 Audiences used to listen to music through
radio, tapes and even live concerts.
 There
was no one breaking copyrights
and passing along music for free
 They
normally went to the shops and
bought the vinyl records

4. Which artists were popular?
 Bob Dylan
 Elton John
 The Rolling Stones

5. Which genres were popular?
 Disco & dance music were one of the
biggest genres of the decade, especially
in the mid to late 1970s.
 Funk
& Soul, punk rock, Progressive Rock
remained popular throughout the
decade.

6. Why were they popular?
 The movie Saturday Night Fever featuring
the music of the Bee Gees had the effect
of setting off disco mania in the United
States.
 TheBee Gees' soundtrack to Saturday
Night Fever became the best-selling
album of all time until 1983 when Michael
Jackson's Thriller broke that record.

7. How were new artists found
and developed?
 An A&R guy would listen to some
recordings and see the band at some
gigs.
 If the artists impressed the A&R guy, he
would bring the recordings and a report
of the gigs to the label.
 Who would make a decision on signing.

8. How was music marketed?
 The artists gigs being advertised in
newspapers.
 The band would play live on music
programs.
 Also touring was a primary means of
promotion

9. How was music distributed?
 After a master tape is created.
 Dubs from the master would be sent to
pressing plants around the world.
 They would be pressed into vinyl at these
pressing plants, and then distributed from
there to record stores.

10. How did institutions make
money?
 Labels also made money on publishing
rights.
 However many foolishly or naively sold
away their publishing rights.
 This was a mistake that cost many people
millions.

11. 2000s

12. How did Audiences Consume
Music ?
 Software such as Spotify and Itunes
are used.
 Youtube allows Audiences to access
a wide range of music from different
genres.
 downloading music from online

13. Which artists were popular
• Destinys Child
• Jay- Z
• Pink

14. What genre was popular
 The rise of Hip-Hop
 Hip hop dominated popular music in the early
2000s.
 Artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent, OutKast, The
Black Eyed Peas were among the dominant
mainstream hip hop artists to have
represented the Hip hop genre for the
decade.
 Distinct regional differences also developed
outside of the hip hop/rap.

15. How were new artists found
and developed?
A talent scout would listen to some recordings
 If the Artist impressed the talent scout then
they will be passed onto the record label
 who would make a decision on signing.
 Also artist can be scouted from the internet.
 There was also talent shows that people could
audition for e.g. Cheryl Cole auditioned for
Popstars The rival

16. How was music marketed?
 Some Artists give away free mix tapes.
 TV Adverts
 Online webpages

17. How was music distributed?
 Rise of computers became the primary
means to record, distribute, store, and
play music which caused widespread
economic changes in the music industry.
 The iPod and iTunes system became
immensely popular, and many consumers
began to transfer their physical recording
media (such as CDs) onto computer hard
drives.