Throughout the music industry I have mostly seen a negative impact from the rap/ hip-hop genre. A lot of artists throughout this genre sing about drugs, partying, etc. They give an image that these things are okay and "fun." Another way I believe that the music industry has a negative impact is by the way they sell their artist. They don't instill the same morals as once was instilled in older music. For example, Nikki Minaj's Anaconda song was mostly popular and talked about for it's inapropriate music video instead of the actual lyrics, which in my opinion weren't very good in the first place.
What I find exciting in the music culture is that when done right, music and artists have a way of changing people, bringing to light issues, and bringing people together. An artist that I believe does a great job of this is Andy Grammer. His songs are not only upbeat, joyful, but they are inspiring and I think set a prime example to how music should be viewed. He shows true passion when it comes to music. As a kid he learned to play the trumpet, the guitar, and the piano, and at the age of only 15 years old Grammer began writing music.
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The glow that the sun gives
Right around sunset
Helps me realize
This is just a journey
Drop your worries
You're gonna turn out fine.
Oh, you'll turn out fine.
Fine, oh, you'll turn out fine.
Right around sunset
Helps me realize
This is just a journey
Drop your worries
You're gonna turn out fine.
Oh, you'll turn out fine.
Fine, oh, you'll turn out fine.
But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrOB_q3tjo&list=RDCmrOB_q3tjo
I couldn't agree more. More often then not most artist do not write songs with morals in mind. A major part of culture is morals. So, removing these morals from music is essentially denying a part of culture into one of our forms of art as a society. Great choice of a song by the way!
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