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I would like to bring to everybody's attention that music viedos are NOT designed for entertainment. They are almost strictly a promotional device. Want proof??? Just watch a couple of music videos of songs of similar style (the best way is to look at a couple "rap" videos and a couple of "emo" videos). You will begin to notice that there are things in the videos that make them appealing to certain demographics.
Look also at the way that MTV has implanted themselves in different media (eg., play Trivial Pursuit 90's Edition, or watch Rock N' Roll Jeopardy, or read Teen magazine) and established themselves as the "definers of teen pop culture."
MTV, as well as radio and the recording industry as a whole, aren't at all interested in music. They are interested in giving the masses what they want for maximum profits, not creativity.
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-Maddox
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