When reading this article, the section about the radio stuck out in my mind. I agreed with the information the author pointed out about how radio stations only play about two dozen titles per week. Whenever I listen to the radio, I feel like I only hear the same 10 songs over and over again, in the exact same order! I can only listen to the radio for so long before I start to get annoyed and frustrated with the lack of variety. This must make it hard for newer artists to get their material listened to because the field of what is actually played on the radio is so small. This makes me wonder who has the authority to pick what is actually played and therefore listened to on the radio.
Next, I think that reality TV is a huge contributor to the Pro-Am Revolution. Even though most reality TV is scripted and planned it still takes away from the art of acting. A new reality show comes out every season and there are those people who will religiously watch. In some cases people are just being paid to be themselves, good or bad, on national television. Some people just go on reality TV because they want to pursue acting; it’s a way of getting their name out there. In certain fields, the Pro-Am Revolution is more visible. In my opinion, reality TV is a somewhat easier way to get exposed than getting a new song heard by a record company.
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I agree with what you said about the radio. The radio does tend to play the same songs over and over again. It gets very annoying so i usually end up putting in a cd or putting on my ipod. I actually do radio surveys because i am so tired of listening to the same songs over and over again. But when i do the surveys for certain radio stations they ask you what you think of songs and if they are over played. Therefore it made me think are we the reason that these songs are getting repeated constantly. I also agree with what you said about other artist not getting a chance because the same 10 songs are usually repeated.
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