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Some History Facts on Music Videos

Music videos represent an important part of the music industry. Artists owe their careers to videos as they are being given the chance of impressing the public not just making use of their vocal talent, but also with their looks or moves.

youtube music videos - 30 years ago, music video was previously less important then it is nowadays. MTV (Music Television) was the phenomenon that gave a lot power and importance towards the music video. MTV started broadcasting three decades ago in the USA and it marked the beginning of the music video's ruling within the music industry. The first video ever played on MTV was 'Video Killed the air Star' by The Buggles. As MTV was broadcasting 24-hour-a-day music, videos were needed to be produced. Consequently, music video begun to play an important role in artists' careers. It's considered that even Madonna's career has been greatly influenced by her videos that presented a sexy, appealing look of the artist. Some experts say that Madonna has been inspired through the image that the actress Greta Garbo has utilized in her silent movies. MTV may be highly controversial: some saw because the beginning of an amazing, new, fresh era in music, others considered it to mark get rid of true musical talent, as artists are already become more appreciated for his or her looks instead of their vocal abilities.

musica - Nowadays, the background music video is as significant as the song itself, frequently even deciding the success of a song or artist. Collections of videos are being sold on tapes or DVDs. Music video's greatest fans are apparently watching them muted in order to enjoy their artistic value, because they consider it to be a new kind of art. They consider that a music video ought to be assessed based on its visual qualities and never on the song quality. It would appear that the music 'gurus', corporate managers, have realised the opportunity of using female sex-appeal in music videos, therefore this feature will be used excessively because it is more popular for the public.

you tube music - The birth of the music video has created a new type of directors: video directors. MTV started even listing directors with video credits which profession has become ever more popular. But it seems that most video directors don't specialise in this particular art form, they see it as being just a step on the way to directing a movie. Many start directing videos or commercials, seeking the recognition to build an identity and to direct a film. It seems that even video directors admit the fact that a music video is secondary towards the song itself.

To conclude, although music video's fans have tried to elevate this form of entertainment for the title of an art, the music video is eventually only a work of commerce, going to sell a product: the song.