The Internet's Effects on Music

Try out your knowledge of the current trend in the music business market and how it's changing the way we appreciate the medium.

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1. With album sales suffering, musicians can rely on this for funds.

4. Cohesive albums are being downplayed for the more lucrative ____

5. First mainstream "choose what to pay" album.

9. The Music Industry has seen drastic changes in the last.

12. Internet killed this format.

13. The online _____ store, the largest legal mp3 downloading software.

17. This Beatles album would have a tough time getting made today.

19. ...hated Napster

20. Napsters death lead to the rise of ____

21. Internet radio allows you to chose stations based on your individual _____.

Down

1. VCR is to DVD; CD is to ____

2. Fugazi frontman that does not condone the illegal downloading of his albums.

3. Owes their success to the Internet; TV show O.C.'s soundtrack

6. Software that opened the music downloading floodgates.

7. Leads the way prosecuting music pirates.

8. Semi-successful musicians often need these during their down-time.

10. Nearly _____ of all internet traffic is devoted to illegal file sharing.

11. Everyone has this portable music player, often filled with illegal music.

14. Unless you own a physical copy of the album, personal music sharing is _____.

15. This pop star's single made most of it's money thanks to a spot on T.V.'s Glee.

16. Current dominant p2p sharing software

18. Music Genome Project

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