Here's a topic we are all familiar with ... MUSIC.

    As this summer Pop Culture class is coming to a close, there is one topic that I wish would have gotten more attention, a topic that many people if not all can relate to...  Music. I was thinking about it the other day and trying to connect the dots between music and pop culture. When most people talk about music they probably think entertainment and the latest popular song, but I believe that the discussion about music can go much further and incisive. I have definitely learn a lot throughout the course of these five weeks, one of them includes becoming a more critical receiver in relations to the messages being sent out through different types of mediums/media and as well as determining their rhetorical stature. One of the ways I believe music can connect with pop culture is in relation to commercialism and promoting. An example of this can be experienced through the radio. Have you ever stop to wonder why you hear the SAME songs played over and over and over ... and over on the radio? The songs virtually get stuck to head, leading to exposure of the artist or the songs and trends that lead to popularity, while there are some songs that don't even get a chance or barely get talked about. Pop music seems to be the most popular genre in the world and is undeniably getting more exposure and rising in the charts more faster then its competitors. I did a little research online and discovered that many radio stations and most media outlets are controlled by a few companys that prevent the diversity of music and media.   (http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/05/the-sad-truth-of-media-consolidation-infographic.html)