| Today's music groups and bands have an uphill battle. | | | | but now reality TV shows dominant their airtime. |
| The music industry as a whole has suffered and is no | | | | They only play music videos on the lesser known |
| longer the booming industry it once was. The internet | | | | sister channels now. |
| changed all of that specifically the file sharing | | | | The importance of exposure with good music |
| websites. Today websites like YouTube also cut into | | | | distribution for an unsigned band can not be stressed |
| profits. Because of this, record companies no longer | | | | enough. A band that wants to succeed in today's |
| rely on conventional CD and album sales. Today all | | | | music business must get their name out there. They |
| the profits are made online. | | | | can no longer rely on a record company executive |
| Because of this it is vital for bands to get their music | | | | hearing about them. They have to now be heard and |
| out there and on the internet. Any band worth | | | | that is only accomplished by having their music out |
| anything needs to have a few of their songs on | | | | there, particularly online. |
| websites like iTunes for people to download. The | | | | Music groups today have it a lot harder then groups |
| days of taking your CD to a local record store and | | | | did a mere 15-20 years ago. To make it big they |
| trying to sell it are over. Everybody looks online for | | | | have to rely on having excellent music distribution |
| music now. MTV is a classic example of this shift. | | | | among other things. |
| MTV used to show music videos around the clock | | | | |
