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No. „underground“ is the antithesis to „mainstream“. Both are words and part of english language. It is not all down to individual opinion.
Okay - let's play. How many people need to hear a song or artist for them to be designated "mainstream"?
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Okay - let's play. How many people need to hear a song or artist for them to be designated "mainstream"?
Mainstream is when it’s broadcasted on non interactive media channels nationwide.
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No. „underground“ is the antithesis to „mainstream“. Both are words and part of english language. It is not all down to individual opinion.
Okay - let's play. How many people need to hear a song or artist for them to be designated "mainstream"?
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Okay - let's play. How many people need to hear a song or artist for them to be designated "mainstream"?
Just because there's a Sorites paradox doesn't mean the word is meaningless. This line of objections isn't constructive.
Very interesting article- I do think Chance the Rapper is an outlier but still a potentially repeatable business model for the 'next' star. Interestingly it requires the artists to be digital/business savvy which may select for those artists over those with better music, but that's always been the case to an extent.
Recently it seems to be the path to success as a hip hop artist, not the outlier case. Beyond Chance look at 21 Savage (who blew up before he signed to Epic), Lil Peep, hell, even Run the Jewels is independent.
Absolutely nothing in that article is related to underground at all. From the styles of music through to the VC-funded platforms. Underground is record labels owned by a couple of friends pressing 250 records globally and distributing them by any means possible. Underground is people putting all their spare money into putting on parties/gigs in obscure venues for the 100 other people in their city that like their par…
Here's half a million songs going back a few decades by a community of artists so underground they don't even play gigs. https://modarchive.org/
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Mainstream is when it’s broadcasted on non interactive media channels nationwide.
According to your definition if some kid happens to get their music played across the country soley on college radio stations then they are mainstream.
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Here's half a million songs going back a few decades by a community of artists so underground they don't even play gigs. https://modarchive.org/
It's good to see somebody else that visits The Mod Archive. Virtually nobody that I know is aware that it exists.
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Mainstream is when it’s broadcasted on non interactive media channels nationwide.
According to your definition if some kid happens to get their music played across the country soley on college radio stations then they are mainstream.