Mar
1
2009
What Is Music 2.0
Music 2.0 is revolutionizing the entertainment industry in ways that were previously unimaginable. Gone are the days when music was marketed on the basis of scarcity. Such approaches are merely relics, which will die in the face of networking via the personal computer (PC) and telephone.
Music 2.0 presents opportunities for fair play and equity in the industry; enabling independent and established artists to be promoted, played, and judged largely by their personalities rather than the investment of record companies. Independent and emerging artists are, therefore, liberated from the challenges associated with ethnocentrism and payola.
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24
2009
Ne-Yo
The directive for the censorship of Romping Shop is not simply an assault by the state on ‘slackness’ or Dancehall culture. In fact, its familiar rhythm, copied from Ne-Yo’s, Miss Independent, has brought international pressure on the Broadcasting Commission to regulate musical content and place a ban on the distribution and promotion of Romping Shop. It seems as if this situation has added fuel to a burning fire, as the ban was not limited to the ‘copyright offensive’ song, rather it sought to curtail many elements of the ‘socially offensive’ Dancehall culture.
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Tags: Broadcasting Commission, copyright, dancehall, Elora Consulting, human rights, intellectual rights, Jamaica, Jamaican Music, Jamaican music industry, Jamaican Researcher, Miss Independent, music, Ne-Yo, photos, rhythm, rompin shop, romping shop, Song of the Year, Spice, St. Rachel Ustanny, video, Vybz Kartel |
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