introduction to music

1) What are the key conventions of music video?
I think that to make a good music video, you would need to of course include a song witch should be quiet catchy and or have a good beat to it.I also think that good camera shots as well as editing would be necessary
2) What is intertextuality?
the different types of media
3) When did music videos first become a major part of the music industry?
Music videos were first invented in 1920 but it began to rise in fame around the 80s due to MTV
4) What launched in 1981 and why were music videos an important part of the music industry in the 1980s and 1990s?
MTV was launched in 1981 and music videos were important because i dont know sorry
5) How are music videos distributed and watched in the digital age?
now adays music really depend on marketing and music streaming platforms like spotify and apple music6) Why was piracy (illegal downloading on the internet) a problem for the music industry?
Because the artists were loosing profit.
7) What digital services did the music industry set up to combat the threat of piracy and illegal downloading? Give examples. 
8) What is digital convergence? the ability to view the same multimedia content from different types devices. the ability to view the same multimedia content from different types devices.