Although a little out of date this research still makes interesting reading for you.
- Access the document by CLICKING HERE and take some time to read throughout the findings.
- How do the findings of this research compare to your own 'music experience' as a young person?
The computer is no longer their main entertainment hub in the past 2 years it has been superseded by the mp3 player.
65% listen to music on their mp3 player/iPod every day. By comparison, and only
18%% use their CD player on a daily basis.
The music experience of a young person now is how much technology has changed such as by the figures above, the mp3 and computer were the main entertainment hubs whereas now people listen to a lot of music on their smartphones,iPods and even on Youtube because of the music videos that go along with the song now. CD's are becoming old fashioned now because majority of people in the UK listen to music digitally and people don't need CD players and CD's anymore. Music is now very easy to listen to because of the amount of different ways that there are in order to listen to it such as downloads through many sites Illegally as well as legally. Also the introduction of iTunes has now taken over a lot of the musical downloads because people can pay for the song and get them put onto their phone as soon as they can.
The music experience of a young person now is how much technology has changed such as by the figures above, the mp3 and computer were the main entertainment hubs whereas now people listen to a lot of music on their smartphones,iPods and even on Youtube because of the music videos that go along with the song now. CD's are becoming old fashioned now because majority of people in the UK listen to music digitally and people don't need CD players and CD's anymore. Music is now very easy to listen to because of the amount of different ways that there are in order to listen to it such as downloads through many sites Illegally as well as legally. Also the introduction of iTunes has now taken over a lot of the musical downloads because people can pay for the song and get them put onto their phone as soon as they can.
Digital Music collections still contain “50%” free music
The average amount of a digital music collection that has not been paid for is above 50% with the average amount of ‘free’ content much higher for males , almost 60%
Music is now very easy to obtain for free because of the amount of sites that there are now. People can get this music illegally or legally and it is now very easy to do. People still like to pay for music from iTunes as an example just because of safety precautions whereas people like to download their music of sites because it is free.
There is large disconnect between the substantial popularity of music and the
amount of money spent on it, especially when compared to other entertainment
types.
People are willing to spend money on artists that are very popular whereas some of the upcoming artists may not get the money for people having the song because they have downloaded it for free which is unfair on the artist. The impact technology has had on young people is huge for the music industry because young people can download as many songs as they like for free whereas when technology wasn't as huge as it was a while a go, people had to purchase their songs mainly hard copies because digital copies were not a thing.
The average amount of a digital music collection that has not been paid for is above 50% with the average amount of ‘free’ content much higher for males , almost 60%
Music is now very easy to obtain for free because of the amount of sites that there are now. People can get this music illegally or legally and it is now very easy to do. People still like to pay for music from iTunes as an example just because of safety precautions whereas people like to download their music of sites because it is free.
There remains a very clear "value gap" .
People are willing to spend money on artists that are very popular whereas some of the upcoming artists may not get the money for people having the song because they have downloaded it for free which is unfair on the artist. The impact technology has had on young people is huge for the music industry because young people can download as many songs as they like for free whereas when technology wasn't as huge as it was a while a go, people had to purchase their songs mainly hard copies because digital copies were not a thing.
