Industry
Media Studies: Eduqas GCSE, topic 5.2.6
Industry
Lizzo's music is internationally recognised in the music industry.
Re-release
- Lizzo re-released her song 'Good as Hell' in 2019.
- Re-releasing songs is not new to the music industry.
- Re-releases often occur when artists gain new-found popularity.
- With this new-found popularity, publishers consider which songs can work as a 'sleeper hit'.
Record label
- Lizzo is signed with the record label, Atlantic Records.
- Atlantic Records connotes Lizzo’s quality as an artist.
- Atlantic Records manages pop and R&B artists including:
- Bruno Mars.
- Cardi B.
- Coldplay.
- Ed Sheeran.
- Lil Uzi Vert.
Multi-platinum
- 'Good as Hell' has gone multi-platinum twice by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA).
- This means 'Good as Hell' has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
- The majority of albums don't go platinum, let alone a single going platinum four times.
Media
- Lizzo is a prolific user of social media.
- Lizzo gained media attention for her music and activism on body positivity.
- Lizzo won an Emmy award for her Amazon show.
- Lizzo's Show is called 'Watch Out for the Big Grrrls'.
Test yourself on Industry
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