Antipiracy

Rock and Roll

Rock and Roll was a combination of Blues, Country, R&B and Gospel and began to popularize with just about every race and culture. It spread quickly amongst listeners and even created some controversy with its racy lyrics and dance moves. Some radio stations wouldn’t even play rock and roll music because they thought it promoted sex (USHistory, 2013 ). Everything we listen to today, we owe to rock and roll music.

Although Elvis Presley wasn’t the rock and roll artist, he made a huge splash in the music industry and radio stations. Elvis inspired other musicians to make energetic rock and roll music. In the 1960s the sound of rock and roll shifted a bit with musicians such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. The 1960s became popular for country rock. At a time of racism and segregation, rock and roll music was not appreciated by everyone. Rock and roll music made radio popular again though.

It came at a time that television was taking over. Rock and roll attracted the young listeners which made the radio popular again. Racial problems divided the country but rock and roll music appealed to all audiences (US History, 2013). Even through the controversy, it survived and became even more popular. Movies like Footloose touched upon the arrival of rock and roll and the negativity that came with it. The radio and television helped spread rock and roll music. The rock and roll era allowed teenagers to express themselves. They started to dance and act differently. Rock and roll music became an epidemic.

Disintermediation

Disintermediation is a process in which the middleman is eliminated and instead the product or service is given directly to the consumer (Dominick, 2009). In the music industry, record labels were considered intermediaries between artists and listeners. Record labels handled everything from producing the music to distribution. In recent times, innovation has allowed music artists to skip using record labels to get their music...