Ways In Which Audiences Can Access Music Videos

Music can be accessed in a variety of different ways each have their advantages to different people, thanks to the internet it has become a lot easier to access music to stream and to buy. Many people use YouTube to stream music as well as watch the videos; YouTube is the most popular website for viewing music videos. As well as this the radio is one of the most popular ways of finding new music, especially by artists that are new as well as listening to new genres. Another very popular way of finding new bands is MySpace, the social networking site allows new bands and artists to upload tracks for their audience to listen to, they often create a large fan base on MySpace before they become a mainstream artist.



Still one of the most common formats to buy music on is the CD, as they are vastly available in shops as well as online, some people prefer to collect CD’s of the artists rather than only having the mp3 version on their computer. Downloading is becoming the most used method of purchasing music, stores such as the iTunes store are easy to use and have no limit on the amount that can be downloaded, and with the option to buy single songs as well as whole albums it gives customers more choice of what they buy. ITunes also includes a program which suggests songs based on what had previously purchased, this allows customers to listen to new music that they wouldn’t have usually downloaded as well as discover new artists that may not be mainstream at the time.



With the development of the internet there was also the development of file sharing sites on which people can upload files to share with friends, this allows people to access music for free, it is not illegal but it did lead to a rise in media files that breached copyright, including the software Napster and others. It is a simpler way of downloading a lot of music without having to spend a penny although this means that the artists don’t get the royalties from the record and loose out on money.