What Music Will Define This Generation?
Jul1002:32 PM
Filed in: Opinion
The music industry lost an icon and a modern day legend on June 25, 2009. While Michael Jackson was seemingly inactive during the past decade and a half, his previous three decades of music, innovation, and record-breaking sales is impossible to ignore. His impact on popular culture is massive; from music, to the art of live performances, to music videos, to dance, to fashion, to philanthropy.
Regardless of your opinion on the man and his music, these are facts. It's impossible to imagine the '80s without him.
So, my question is this:
What music will define this generation?
Or perhaps there won't be any music that defines this generation. Will it be New Technology and/or Web 3.0 instead? Will it be the iPhone 5.0 (whatever that might be)?
Have we lost the ability to have superstars in music with the proliferation of free music on the internet? Would Michael Jackson have been able to replicate his success if he were just starting out today?
I think its impossible for anyone to have the answers, but I think this is a great opportunity for discussion...so let the comments fly!
