History of the Recording Industry Final Review

What iconic artist got her start on Porter Wagoner's TV show before breaking out and scoring a string of 70's hits?

What MTV show helped popularize alternative music in the late 1980's?

According to The Day Alternative Music Died, which band tried to turn the glam metal ethos into an artistic statement?

Which kinds of bands were most influential on the band U2 when they started?

What artist and producer released the hugely successful album 'The Chronic' in 1992?

What band quit making music videos, boycotted Ticketmaster, and refused to be part of alt rock's growing commercialism?

What rap act established Def Jam as an important record label and achieved commercial success (w/ an Aerosmith collab)?

According to the 'Merchants of Cool,' which soft drink brand aligned itself with hip hop music in the late 90s?

What hip hop artist got his start as a producer before releasing his hit debut as an artist, The College Dropout, in '04

What influential 80s alt band got started in Athens, Georgia and toured small venues before finding mainstream success?

What famous movie franchise is one of the teens in the film Generation Like obsessed with?

Ahmet Ertegun founded what record label?

In response to mp3 file sharing, the major record labels:

What band's performance at Woodstock '99 was blamed for inciting multiple sexual assaults?

Per the reading, when most of the major labels were bought out by large international corporations in the 80s and 90s:

According to the reading, in the late 2000s, cultural critic (and famous screenwriter) Nick Hornby said:

What 2 artists struggled in the Nashville music business before striking out and achieving success as 'outlaw country'?

According to the reading and the video, how did The Clash treat their fans?

In 1993-94, which Seattle band eclipsed Nirvana's popularity in order to become the biggest-selling band in the world?

What popular 1977 film featuring music by the Bee Gees helped Disco take over the popular mainstream?

Which band responsible for the revolutionary Zoo TV tour?

What was true of the period of early 90's alternative music, prior to Kurt Cobain's death?

What country music legend experienced a late career renaissance working with rock and hip hop producer Rick Rubin?

What online magazine emerged as the leading tastemaker for indie music in the early 2000s?

As portrayed in the film Generation Like, Oliver Luckett's company theAudience is:

What DJ is credited with hosting the first hip hop parties in NYC in the 70's?

Which website first popularized mp3 sharing and downloading on a massive scale?

What new recording tech was introduced in 1998 on Cher's #1 single 'Believe?'

What politically-minded hip hop artist promoted Black militancy in the late 80's and early 90's?

By the year 2000, the entertainment industry was dominated by:

Asylum Records was a huge commercial success in the 1970's.

What artist became the most successful performer in country music with a string of huge albums and shows in the 90s?

What promising young hip hop artist was later killed, likely in retaliation?

According to the assignment, who was the first band to put together all of the elements of 80s glam metal?

According to 'Merchants of Cool,' which band became regular guests on MTV's 'Total Request Live' TV show?

According to the assignment, what radio station pioneered the alternative media format?

Budding indie bands in the late 90's:

What young music executive came to embody the ethos of the rock music industry in the early 1970's?

According to the video, what 80s alt band's sonic trademark (which would later be copied by Nirvana) was 'quiet/loud'?

What influential song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five introduced social commentary into hip hop?

In his personal life, Ahmet Ertegun:

What flashy, charismatic bass player got his start in the James Brown band, then later joined Parliament-Funkadelic?

In the late 60's and early 70's, what was the opinion of rock critics regarding Led Zeppelin?

According to the video, who is the undisputed 'Father of Funk?'

What controversial LA-based rap artist helped popularize 'Gangsta Rap' in the late 80's?

What event led to the 1992 riots in Los Angeles?

Alanis Morrissette got her star in the entertainment business as:

Former girl group member that has become one of the most successful artists post-2000 and symbol of female empowerment:

According to 'The Future is Unwritten,' Joe Strummer and The Clash:

In their personal lives, the members of Led Zeppelin:

What artist got her start as in folk before becoming a country artist and seeing success blending rock folk and country?

According to the Lester Bangs article about The Clash quoted in the assigned reading:

What artist became the biggest reggae artist of the 1970's, with their compilation album, Legend, selling 15m+ copies?

True or False: After Kurt Cobain's death, Nirvana became more popular than ever.

Nirvana's album Nevermind:

What San Francisco group was the first major American rock band to have a racially integrated, male and female lineup?

Where was CBGB located?

Which DJ mastered the art of switching back and forth between music on two turntables by moving the record?

According to the Day Alternative Music Died, Gene Simmons of the band KISS:

What new TV station launched in 1981 and changed the way music was marketed?

What 80s pop star got her start as a model and dancer in New York City?

What artist was killed as a result of the 1990s East Coast/West Coast rivalry in hip hop?

According to the reading, what NY band signaled 'a return to the basics?'

What artist recorded Thriller, the best-selling album of all time?

According to the reading, after Nirvana's Kurt Cobain died in 1994: