Blog 1 on MTV

Blog 1: I think when MTV came on the air it brought forth a new wave and generation of music lovers. MTV created the “music video” and totally changed the way we see and hear music forever. The creation of the music video allowed viewers to finally see the lyrics of their favorite songs come to life everyday when they turn on their T.V. In today’s society music video are kinda losing their spark as far as being shown on MTV is concerned, the only time MTV really shows music video’s is in the morning like around 7:00am. The other way we as a society view this music is through our cell phones as well as through Youtube. Cell phones have now turned into “smart phones” which have their own internet and their own apps, a lot of times one of the apps that are already installed on the smart phones is the Youtube app, which allows you to watch as many music video as you desire. Youtube is now the place to go if a person wants to see the latest music video of his or her favorite artists. In my opinion I think that music video in a sense, help us connect or relate to a certain song. Youtube also opens a lot of doors for new up and coming artists as well allowing their music to be not only seen, but also heard. I think that polarization of the music video is very prevalent in Chapter one. It sheds a lot of light on music videos and there meanings to different people. I think that this dichotomy has remained, because MTV is very quickly moving away from their roots and what made them so much success in the past and now MTV is consumed by reality shows and teen dramas. I think that MTV needs to get back to their roots and start playing a little more music videos and less reality shows.