Blog Post #3: What's Current Creates Currency

4. What makes music popular is the person that sings that song. When a person becomes a celebrity, the content of that song doesn't have to any particular meaning. However, because that person is liked by a majority of the population, a mediocre song can still become a hit. 

1. The values in MTV music videos have changed considerably. Watching it now, you see a lot of sexual songs and music videos, fame and lots of money. Also sometimes promoting the stereotype of certain social groups.

3. Popular music can dictate what others believe. Especially for younger generation. If there are songs that sing about drugs and money and kids like those songs, they may think its ok do to what their favorite singer is talking about. This also reflects on the cultural values on our society. When people sing songs that exploit women or talk about them in a provocative way, then people can think its ok to say those things, even if its inappropriate.

6. Music influences peoples ideologies by constantly singing about one thing, and then selling that to the public.

7. Music reflects cultural values in many ways. When someone really likes an artist or a genre, they will try to incorporate that particular lifestyle into their everyday lives.