TECHNOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE VOGUE TEXTUAL CONTENT IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA POP MUSIC COMPOSITIONS

Abstract

Ethics are natural or man-made moral roles and roles are made for humans. The question of music composition ethics is fundamental to the effective application of theoretical concepts to real live music composition through the periods of music history. The research seeks to know how technology has influenced composition ethics; why these ethics are not adhered to by some contemporary composers of the 21st century; what led to this development among some crop of musicians/composers/artiste in composing their music; and how this anomaly can be rectified. The researcher employed the qualitative method of research in form of interviews which involved stakeholders relevant to the subject matter. Data was collected from the interviewees and analyzed. The findings show that the subject of ethics in music composition which is powered by various technologies, has been relegated to the background in the face of most contemporary compositions whose content is made of vogue language and whose message promotes sex, violence, gangsterism, rebellion e.t.c. As it were, a middle ground based on understanding between various tech companies, bloggers, online streaming platforms, social media platforms, among others must be defined. Also, effort must be made in order to maintain and sustain established societal norms and values that are being eroded by the ugly trend. This is because research finding shows that contemporary societies rely on these technologies for day- to- day usage, because these technologies were originally made for the good of man.