Commodity or art form?

Is popular music a commodity or an art form?

Many people believe that music is produced for one reason and one reason only... to make money but the fact is, everybody is different. Admittedly, there are people out there who do create music solely for the money but there are others that thrive on creating music. Adorno firmly believes pop music is a commodity and that pseudo individualisation and interchangability in songs are put in place to disguise the music’s similarities. To a degree this is true but these beliefs can be compared to any medium. For example, Duchamp’s adaptation of the Mona Lisa. Although this masterpiece had already been created, it is still being portrayed in a different light and is symbolising Duchamp’s views. Art can be defined as a product of human creativity. The moment music is created, in my opinion, it is art. Music is a medium created by humans in an artistic manner and although it can be used directly for money purposes, all music remains as art. The expressing of a person through the form of music. These performers aren’t called artists for nothing!