Though it is not within the scope of this essay to cover all aspects of music industries currently available on the Internet, it should be worth mentioning some of the traditional music industries (such as radio and the press) who have adapted their activities for inclusion within this new medium, as well as those industries which are exclusive to the Internet (such as search engines and multimedia music guides). Over the past three years, the number of music sites has increased greatly, as has the variation in music genres and businesses on the Internet (see table below), as the Web increasingly becomes an entertainment medium rather than an academic one.
Position |
Classification |
No. of Sites |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Artists |
31,792 |
2 |
Genres |
3517 |
3 |
Labels |
1904 |
4 |
Instruments |
1225 |
5 |
Awards |
757 |
6 |
Composition |
606 |
7 |
Vocal |
462 |
8 |
Computer Generated |
438 |
9 |
News & Media |
380 |
10 |
Studios |
377 |
Top ten music-related sites on the WWW
(Source: Yahoo search engine, September 1998)
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