How Social Media Is Changing Music Theme
Written by: Sonu Mandal
B.Tech (Computer Science)
In this digital world, social media has become a friend to every person. It has its good sides as well as its bad sides. Now the topic we are going to talk about is how social media is changing the music theme. The main reason for changing music themes today is social media.
In the old days, radio and TV channels used to determine which songs would be popular. But now people are changing the theme of a song by editing small clips of it. Starting from new artists, everything is now developed by people.
A means of discovering music
Algorithm
Social media suggests songs to users through algorithms. New songs are played to users based on the types of music they listen to, watch, and like. As a result, music like lo-fi, Afrobeat, K-pop or indie folk is going viral.
Viral Challenge
A song theme is quickly going viral through a viral challenge. This is usually done in many ways such as TikTok dance, memes and short audio clips. When a new trend comes along, users are using that trend. As a result, they are becoming popular.
Direct communication between artist and fan
Artists can speak directly to their fans through social media. Artists talk live with their fans and share their personal experiences. As a result, fans get more inspiration from the artist. And the artist understands what kind of songs the fans like.
Short video
The theme of the song is changing due to the short video: The popularity of short videos is increasing through social media. Users are posting edited 20 to 30 second videos. People prefer watching a short video over a long one. As a result, short videos are going viral quickly.
Global demand
Social media has greatly increased the demand for this trending music. Thanks to social media, songs from one country are becoming popular in another country in an instant. People worldwide are liking the songs and their popularity is increasing.
Final conclusion
Social media has changed the entire music world today. In the past, it took time and big companies to promote songs to become popular. But now people find songs, edit them and make them go viral.
Now, the entire process of creating, promoting, and popularizing songs is done through social media. This trend will spread even more in the coming days. This is not just a change for the music industry, it is the beginning of a new era.
