The Music Industry Today
Something for Everyone
Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2013 Video Music Awards. (MCT)
People have enjoyed listening to music for centuries. Civilizations have gone from listening to artists such as Beethoven and Mozart long ago, to enjoying several different genres now. Most people have their own favorite kind of music. This is the case for the students here at Abington High School. Some listen to rap music and artists such as Drake, 2 Chainz and Kanye West. Others listen to rock music. Some of these bands include Rise Against, Linkin Park, and an underrated band known as Redlight King. There are those who listen to dubstep or electronic music including artists such as Skrillex and Deadmau5 (pronounced dead mouse). Today, some music and its artists can cause controversy. In fact over this past summer the general public witnessed some artists change entirely. Others went back to their old ways, and a few groups from back in the day were out there still performing after many years. The most controversial artist of this summer was, you guessed it – Miley Cyrus. It is mindboggling how she went from being a sensational TV star on Disney’s “Hannah Montana” to twerking on national television at the Video Music Awards in just a few years. In the midst of this, Eminem, one of the most famous rappers, is set to release “The Marshall Mathers LP 2.” It will be his first album since the Grammy award winning “Recovery” released back in 2010. Two songs, “Survival” and “Berzerk” have already been released and received millions of views on YouTube. Groups from the “Rock n’ Roll” era are still rocking after all these years. Ozzie Osborne and Black Sabbath just released a new track called “God Is Dead?” and their fans seem to like it. Aerosmith is still doing what they do best, touring and performing for their spontaneous fans. Last spring they appeared at the Boston Strong concert to benefit the victims of the Marathon bombings. And, Bon Jovi performed at Gillette Stadium last summer, leaving their many fans wanting more. For all styles and tastes, this certainly has been an eventful time to be a fan of the music industry.
Nicholas Freberg is a member of the Class of 2016. He likes to write entertainment reviews, especially of movies, sports, and music. During his freshman...