CUSIC 4

Record Company

Artists demands for creative freedom caused problems with what part of the music industry

The previous models that labels had discussed were subscriptions, which are more complicated, and iTunes's pay by-the-song approach was easier to work out

How did Apple surmount the initial problems major labels faced in creating a digital "store"

No one has ever been convicted

How was the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls brought to justice -

record companies and artists

Radio's demands for free concerts caused problems with what part of the music industry -

Record labels

Retailers demands to stock and return caused problems with what part of the music industry -

Ticketmaster

dominant seller of tickets. Controls about 70 percent of the tickets sold to major concerts

Nirvana

What act recorded the album Nevermind

Stores selling not only books but Christian recordings as well

What are Christian Bookstores

used laser technology to record music on a disc

What are Compact Discs

Warner, Universal, Sony

What are the three major labels

Milli Vanilli

What artist had to return their Grammys after it was discovered they lip-synced their songs

Madonna

What artist is known as the "material girl"

Cyndi Lauper

What artist recorded "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time"

Kanye West

What artist recorded "Gold Digger."

MC Hammer

What artist recorded "U Can't Touch This"

U2

What artist recorded "With or Without You" and the album Joshua Tree

Justin Bieber

What artist recorded the album My World 2.0 and hit singles "Baby" and "One Time"

Michael Jackson

What artist recorded the Thriller album

Tupac Shakur

What artist was killed in Las Vegas in 1996

Taylor Swift

What artist's hits include "Our Song," "Mean" and "Shake It Off"

Sound Scan

What bar code technology is used by Billboard for its chart methodology

John Lennon

What Beatle was killed in New York in 1980

CNN & ESPN

What cable channels led to the success of MTV because MTV was it was in the basic package

Amy Grant

What Christian artist recorded the album, Age to Age and the pop hit "Baby, Baby"

Orlando, Florida

What city did the Backstreet Boys and N'SYNC originate from

Sony

What company developed and marketed that Betamax video recorder. Purchased the CBS Records Group in 1987. Corporate umbrella are RCA Victor and Columbia Records under.

Parental Advisory Warning stickers

on albums

What did the Parents Music Resource Group accomplish

African aid

What did the song "We Are the World" raise money for

BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) in 1987

What firm purchased RCA Records in 1988

CD

What format replaced the cassette

NSF (U.S. National Science Foundation)

What government agency created the internet

MTV (British acts made videos before

American acts did)

What instigated the second British Invasion

the Seattle Sound" loud screaming music, themes were:

dislike for society, alienation, self-loathing, depression

What is Grunge Music

song by Sugar Hill Gang, beginning of rap music in 1979,

Sugar Hill Records in Harlem

What is "Rapper's Delight"

successful rap song that addressed drugs, poverty and inner-

city violence, by Grandmaster Flash

What is "The Message"

rap song by MC Hammer

What is "U Can't Touch This"

What is a Dove Award

Christian music award

computer company formed by Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

What is Apple

Country Music Television, cable TV channel created to promote country music videos

What is CMT

Mike Curb's label who had Tim McGraw, Wynona, LeeAnn Rimes,

most successful independent record label in country music in the 1990s

What is Curb Records

What is ESPN and CNN

cable TV networks that paved the way for MTV

What is Gangsta Rap

reality rap music with violence, drugs, came out of inner city

black youth life

What is Intel

developed the computer chip which allowed computers to be smaller

and less expensive

What is Microsoft

technology corporation, Windows, Bill Gates

What is MIDI

Musical Instrument Digital Interface - enabled computers & electronic

devices from different manufacturers to communicate with each other

What is MTV

Music Television, created initially to showcase music videos

What is My Space

social networking site overtaken by Facebook, formerly the

main site users could post recordings

What is Sony

multinational conglomerate for entertainment & electronics, began in

Tokyo, Japan after WWII by Morita & Ibuka

What is SoundScan

Barcode technology of Billboard for unbiased reporting of sales

What is the award statuette from the Gospel Music Association

Dove

What is the Bertlesman Music Group (BMG)

originated in Germany, music, movies,

bought RCA

What is the Broadcast Data System

tracks radio, television & internet airplay of songs

What is the iPod

portable digital music player by Apple

What is the main reason the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was passed

growth of

cell phone use - allowed local phone companies to carry long distance service

to compete with AT&T

What is the Roland TR 808 drum machine

the 1st programmable drum machine,

popular with rappers and club DJs

What is Urban Cowboy

movie starring John Travolta, started the cowboy craze

What is Wal-Mart

in 1990s nobody sold more country music than Wal-mart

with its mass merchandising

What label had artists Tim McGraw, Wynonna and LeAnn Rimes

Curb Records

What label released the first rap records

Sugar Hill Records

What label signed Taylor Swift

Big Machine Records

What major rock act recorded the Christian album Slow Train Comin'

Bob Dylan

What technology had a major influence on Rap, Hip Hop and Disco recordings

Roland TR 808- programmable drum machine, or mixers to move sound

between 2 turntables "wheels of steel"

What TV channels ignited the interest in cable TV during the early 1980s and made it a key

ESPN & CNN

What type of Rap was created as a result of the crack trade and eroded economic base

Gangsta Rap

What was an advantage of the Sony Walkman

individual & portable listening

What was an unintended consequence of the Telecommunications Act

it allowed

companies to own a lot of radio stations so stations no longer decided what would

play, instead a handful of programmers made that decision

What was first commercially successful rap song that addressed social issues

"The Message"

What was significance of the Netscape browser that went public in 1995

made the

internet available to everyone, allowed consumer to "surf the net"

What was the boy group from Boston that recorded "Step by Step"

New Kids on the Block

What was the female group from England who promoted "Girl Power"

Spice Girls

What was the festival organized by Willie Nelson to help farmers

Farm Aid

What was the first Rap record that reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart

Rapper's Delight

What was the issue in the Sony Corp of America vs. Universal City Studio court case -

Universal did not want Sony making VCRS that could record shows, piracy

What was the major drawback of MP3 files

copyright issues

What was the major source of piracy before digital piracy

cassettes

What was the major web site to share music before Facebook and YouTube

My space

What was the most essential medium for music industry in the 20th century

radio airplay

What was The Network

group of independent promotion men led by Joe Isgro &

Fred Disipio, key to obtaining radio airplay, cost major labels millions of dollars

What was the outcome of the lawsuit RIAA filed against Napster

judge ruled