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Some History Facts on Music Videos

Music videos represent a crucial part of the music industry. Artists owe their careers to music 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.

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

free online music - Nowadays, the music video is as important as the song itself, often even deciding the success of an audio lesson or artist. Collections of videos are being sold on tapes or DVDs. Music video's greatest fans are apparently watching them muted simply to enjoy their artistic value, since they consider it to be a new type of art. They take into consideration that a music video should 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 potential for using female sex-appeal in videos, therefore this feature is being used excessively because it is more popular for the public.

youtube music - The birth of the music video has generated a new type of directors: video directors. MTV started even listing directors with video credits and this profession has become increasingly popular. But it seems that most video directors don't focus on this particular art form, they view it as being just a step on the way to directing a show. Many start directing videos or commercials, seeking the recognition to build a name and to direct a show. It seems that even video directors admit the fact a music video is secondary towards the song itself.

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