FORMS OF CONSUMING
This portable music player, released by Apple in 2001, featured a touch screen and helped popularize MP3 files as the format for digital music.
what is the iPod
What male band emerged in the early 1960’s revolutionizing music with their innovative songwriting and charismatic performances ?
Who is The Beatles
After this tragic event in 2001, Clear Channel issued a list of over 150 songs it recommended banning from radio for being “lyrically questionable.”
What are the September 11 attacks?
In the late 20th century, who were the two artists who became icons and shaped 1980s pop music?
Michael Jackson and Madonna
From 1956-1958 who dominated the pop music charts and ushered in the era of rock and roll
Who is Elvis Presley
What free, personalized radio app is known as the true pioneer of digital radio?
What is Pandora
Which Song by the Bee Gees was considered “marked by diversity” in the 1970’s
What is “How Deep is your Love”
In 1985, this organization, co-founded by Tipper Gore, pushed for the creation of “Parental Advisory” labels to warn listeners about explicit content in music.
What is the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC)?
Which two music genres were most popular before the 20th century and what were their roots?
1) Traditional and Classical Music
Who set the standard for how to write lyrics in the 1960s
Who is Bob Dylan
In 1887 who invented the phonograph that was originally intended to advance the telegraph?
Who is Thomas Edison
The 80’s was seen as a new wave of pop music, this is when synthesizers and drum machines became the standard equipment needed within a recording studio. What influential song by Michael Jackson was released during this time and why was it influential?
Who is Billie Jean
This artist faced backlash and bans in the 1990s for their provocative stage performances, leading to attempts by New Jersey officials to cancel their appearance at Ozzfest.
Who is Marilyn Manson?
What are the three new genres of 2024?
Hyperpop, Lo-fi Hip Hop, Synthwave
Who is still known widely as the King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson
In the 1980s, this medium emerged, offering clearer sound and the ability to store digital music, leading to the decline of cassette tapes.
what are CDs (Compact Discs)?
What song by Eminem released in 2000 showcased the decades blend of catchy Pop and powerful rap verses ?
What is ”Lose Yourself”
This controversial Florida rap group was arrested and later acquitted for performing songs deemed “obscene” in the early 1990s, challenging censorship laws in court.
Who are 2 Live Crew?
Give an example of someone in the mid-20th-century that shaped the evolution of music genres like rock and roll, R&B, folk, and early electronic shape. (it doesn't need to be the same person for each genre)
Who was at their peak in the mid 90s and has one of the most well known Christmas songs that's played every year
Who is Mariah Carey
Who created the first pop album to get pressed into a CD?
who is ABBA
Which song was released by Adele in the 2010’s that was considered genre blended and musically experimental?
What is “Rolling in the Deep”
Which Iranian musician uses traditional to challenge societal norms
Who is Mahsa Vahdat
Name the three key drivers of genres and give a brief explanation of them.
Who broke the mold in the 2010s with emotional music during a time of ultra-club happy pop
Who is Adele