Musical Decades Research Guidance 1980s

'ow did audiences consume music(

In the 1980s, people mostly used cassettes ("tapes"), although many people were still using records as well. Although the compact disc (the C ) was in!ented in the early 1980s, C s did not "ecome widely used until around 1990. #any people listened to their music on the radio and also on $% (#$% and top o& the pop). #$% was a "ig hit and one o& the easiest way to watch music !ideos.

)hich artists and genres were popular(

*+, and pop was !ery popular in the 80-s as this was the time when #ichael .ac/son came up with his "est wor/. Also A""a, 0rince, 1ionel *ichie and )hitney 'ouston all had a lot o& massi!e hit and num"er ones at this time. Also *oc/ was !ery &amous at this time as well 2 3ueen, I )ant to ,rea/ 4ree 4lash5s $heme

WHY were they popular?

0op was !ery popular at this time and one reason &or this was "ecause o& #ichael .ac/son $his was the year that he released ,illie .ean and introduced us to the moon wal/. 6ther music !ideos that where also released was thriller7"eat it7smooth criminal7man in the mirror. In all o& these music !ideos #ichael .ac/son would pre&orm and dance and wear !ery stylish and uni8ue cloths. $his made more people li/e his music and the 0op genre $his also encouraged a lot o& other singers and per&ormers to do e9tra on the stage and on the music !ideos li/e what #ichael .ac/son was doing.

'ow were new artists &ound and de!eloped(

In the 80-s the main way to get &amous was to get signed "uy recorded la"el and that was :ust the "eginning then they would ma/e you recorded a lot o& song and you would only see a little "it o& that money, most o& the pro&its would go to the record company. Artists were &ound mostly in ,ars when they pre&ormed &or clu"s and where some times signed up i& the record la"el li/e what they heard and saw.

'ow was music distri"uted and mar/eted

)hen a song is &irst released it is put on the radio and posters would "e put out. Also mt! was a huge in&luence in the music industry and the most &amous artist would "e show on the show along with other music !ideos. #usic in those days music was sold my the song on a tape, also this was a&ter the music !ideo was heard on the radio or seen on mt!.

'ow did music institutions ma/e money(

#usic institutions li/e #$% ma/e money "y showing the !ideos on there channel, they get paid "y the artists. $hey also get paid "y ad!ertisements and other "usiness to ad!ertise there products as they /now that the music institutions has a lot o& !iewers.