Music Video Outlets

Music Video Outlets

Social Media

Social Media are online websites where you can upload your music videos or create profiles or pages about you or about someone else for example you could have a Facebook profile about you or a artist like Ed Sheeran has a Facebook page. Some examples of social media sites are Facebook and Twitter. The benefits of having a Facebook page for the institution and the artist is the Facebook is a social media site which is used by millions of people this means that if you was to post a music video then millions of people would see the song. a example of this would be the song 'burnin up' by Jessie J got 12.4 thousand views which means that the awareness of the song has raised because so many people would of watched it so lots of the audience who watched it would listen to it more or even by the song of programs like i tunes which would make the institution and the artist money.the benefits of social media site for the audience is that they are free to use and that they are able to watch the music video as many times as they want. Also the audience are able to find out more information about the artist through the artists Facebook page.It is good to have social media sites because they are free and easy to use which is able to raise awareness of a song or a artist by simply just uploading the music video or creating a profile about the artist. But the bad things about social media sites is that people can comment on it saying that song is rubbish and that people shouldn't buy it.also the profile could be fake so people aren't watching the real video so they could be listening to the right song but the wrong video for example there could be a really violent or disturbing video which could put the audience of the song

Mainstream TV

Mainstream TV is a TV show which shows pre recorded music videos for example ITV, BBC, Sky 1, Channel 4 a example of this would be the one show on BBC one where sometimes they show a artists music video which is newly released. The benefits of main stream tv for the audience is that these tv shows are free to watch and also if you don't have internet then you will able to watch these shows and find out about the music video which is newly released.but the cons about the tv shows is that not everyone likes the same genre so one of these shows could play a song but the audience member might not like that specific genre of song so they might not watch the tv show anymore. TV channels like ITV have frequent adverts so the video can get interrupted which can put the viewer who is watching it off that channel so they don't get to find out about the newly released music video or song. For the institution the benefits of having tv channels which play you song is that lots of people watch these tv shows so the music video would have a very big audience watching it but the cons about it is that the video may need censoring and also they cant control when it plays or how long it gets played for.

Music Channels

A music channel is a tv channel which only plays songs such as Kiss or Smash hits also there are some music channels which only plays certain genres of songs such as MTV Rocks and MTV Bass.the benefits of music channels for the institution is that the record label gets paid for the music channel playing their song and also the artist gains publicity through them playing their song.Also because many people watch music channels a wider audience is reached therefore the awareness of the song and the artist raises. But the cons of music channels for the institution is that they cant control when the song gets played.the benefits of music channels for the audience is that they are free to watch and also you are able to keep up to date with new releases.also there are different channels for different genres for example if the viewer likes genre then they can go on to the channel MTV Rock to listen to only rock songs.but the cons of music channels is that there are frequent adverts so the audience can get bored and then change the channel. also some songs aren't allowed to be televised or they will have to be censored.

direct CD/Special Edition CD/DVD releases

this would be either just the song which would be a CD or it could be the music video as well which would be a DVD a example of this would be the Now that's what i call music CDS or it could be the Michael Jackson DVD. The good thing about these for the audience is that you can sometimes get extra features like bonus tracks or unseen footage.you can also buy these easily because they are sold in many places such as stores or i tunes.Also you are able to watch or listen to the song as many times as you like without any adverts. the cons about these is that sometimes they can be quite expensive and also you will need a cd or dvd player just to watch or to listen to it. the benefits for the institution is that they will make lots of money as the cds and dvds are a lot of money. the cons of this is that where they are quite expensive most people download them for free and also people watch the music videos or songs on you tube because it is also free.

Streaming Websites

this is websites such as You tube and i tunes where you can watch and listen to music and on YouTube it is free but on i tunes you have to pay to listen to the songs.the benefits of streaming websites for the audience is that they are free to use and sometimes you don't have to pay to listen to the songs and also you can listen to pretty much any song you like and you can listen to it as many times as you like.you can also subscribe to peoples profiles so the audience can keep up with the latest from that artist.the cons about these is that there are adverts which sometimes you cant skip and then quit the song because you don't want to wait so you dont get to listen to the song.also there are restrictions so sometimes you have to create a account just so you can listen to the song.the benefits of streaming websites for the institution is that if there are a lot of views then the institution can earn money from this. if people subscribe to the channels then the audience are able to find out about the artist or things will be released in the future. but the cons about it is that bad language or content is expired and people are able to download the songs for free on illegal websites.

Artist Websites

a artist website is a website which is only about the artist nothing or nobody else for example they will post music videos or information about the artist or sell the merchandise some examples of these would be my space and official artist websites like beyonce.the benefits of artist websites for the institution is that they are able to promote other songs and merchandise.also they are able to release teasers to get people interested in the artists.Also it keeps the audience informed about the artist for example new songs,tours and merchandise, but the cons about it is that not every body knows about the sites so it might not get seen as much and also the site could get shut down if their is explicit content on their. for the audience the pros are that they are able to find out more information about the artist and also the websites are free to use. also they can buy extras such as merchandise or live event tickets.you can also find out a lot of information about the artist in one place. the cons about the websites is that there not always up to date and also music videos arnt always published on their.

Downloads

this is where the audience can download a song or music video for free from using sites like pirate bay or paying for them using sites such as i tunes.the benefits for the audience is that they can download songs for free and be able to put them on their phone or computer and listen to it as many times as they want.but the cons are that sometimes they have to pay for the songs and also sometimes the quality is bad or its not the proper version of the song. for the institution is that they can earn money from people downloading the song on sites lime you tube but if people were to download it illegally then they wont earn any money because people are downloading it for free