Star Image

In order to understand the relationship between the music industry and its audiences, it is important to consider the roles of music stars. The term "star" refers to the semi-mythological set of meanings constructed around music performers in order to sell the performer to a large and loyal audience. By this I mean that in order to sell the product, you have to select a mainstream audience that you want to target. e.g. gangsta rappers - is a lower class of people on the jicnar scale, compared to classical music - a very high class people, because it is sophisticated and relates to their class. This is why choosing a name and genre of a song and the band are really important to enable to make the most amount of profit.