The First mp3 Player

The MPMan F10, created by Eiger Labs in 1998, was the world's first mp3 player.  Prior to this people could only listen to music on the go with a portable CD or cassette player.  This breakthrough of digitally recorded music essentially made CDs obsolete.  Although this was the first, digital players did not become famous until the release of Apple's iPod in 2001.

How Sampling has Changed the Music Industry

Mark Ronson shows how "sampling" has changed music as we know it in his Tedx Talk. Rather than stealing a track made by another artist, sampling allows artists to continue the story of a previous artist on the same track. In the same way that music videos compliment the music itself, sampling another persons track allows for an artist to compliment another artists track and continue on their "story".

Modern Music Videos

Modern music videos are more of an artistic rendition of the song that compliments the music rather than being a separate entity. The above video is "Cant Hold Us" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and is a good example of what modern music videos try to accomplish. They re-tell the "story" of what is occurring in the song in a way that does not interrupt your focus on the song itself, but rather adds perspective and artistry.

Video Killed the Radio Star

Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star"was the first music video played on MTV. As the name suggests, the music industry was no longer designated only for those that had exquisite musical talent. With MTV and this music video came a wave of performers who many can agree became popular purely off the popularity of their music videos rather than any particular musical ability.

The Beginning of MTV

MTV (Music Television) was launched in 1981 and the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by television personalities known as "video jockeys." Its popularity spread and allowed music videos to become incredibly popular.

The First Music Video

Elvis Presley's Jail House Rock became the first music video to ever be made popular in 1957. It sparked what is now an entire industry dedicated to making music videos.

1943 Vinyl becomes top recorder

Vinyl become popular for producing records after the fragile nature of discs that were already made from shellac became more known. It is made of polyvinyl chloride, known as PVC or later became famous as vinyl.