Analysis Of The Article 'The Chainsmokers' By Jia Tolentino

The author of the article, “‘The Chainsmokers’ “Closer” and the familiar feeling of pop’” is Jia Tolentino. Some of Jia Tolentino’s credentials are, “contributing writer for newyorker.com. Previously, she was the deputy editor at Jezebel and a contributing editor at the Hairpin. Her essays and criticism have appeared in the Times Magazine, Grantland, the Awl, Pitchfork, The Fader, Time, and Slate” (Tolentino n.p.). Even though Jia might not be an expert in pop culture music she can still state her opinion about the subject. She has done several different topics all throughout her career, but never focuses on just one thing. The source was published by the appraised magazine The New Yorker. This source was published on the 7th of September,
The Chainsmokers’ popularity started to rise when they released their first song called #SELFIE. Since then they had numerous more songs included in the Billboard top 100 charts. The scope of the article would be considered to be broad. Not only does it talk about the Chainsmokers and their success, but also includes other songs and artists; for example, The Fray’s 2005 hit song, “Over my Head.” She compares both of them in order to show how much it imitates a part of “Over my Head.” The central/main idea of the article was to inform the people about copyrighting with music. Tolentino show examples about the complexity of copyrighting. One example Tolentino states is, “The ugliest, biggest, and most dubious music-copyright dispute in recent years is the “Blurred Lines” case, which set Robin Thicke, Pharrell, and T.I. against Marvin Gaye’s family, who accused them, in 2013, of infringing on Gaye’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up”’ (Tolentino n.p.). Tolentino then says that even though the Chainsmokers’ song “Closer” has a similar line to “Over my Head.” One of The Fray’s guitarist said, ‘“Thrilled to be a part of the #1 song in the country”’ (Tolentino n.p.). Tolentino analyzes the troubles some songs have with copywriting and being sued. She then adds that even though “Closer” has a similar line to another song, the Chainsmokers were not
Today in the music industry it is very easy to get sued by copywriting. She enhances our understanding of the importance of copywriting. She gives us examples in the article to augment our understanding of copywriting songs. One significant observation that change our understanding of copywriting is when, “It was revealed in 2015 that Sam Smith did this after listeners noticed that the ballad “Stay with Me” resembled “I Won’t Back Down,” the 1989 hit by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers” (Tolentino n.p.). She then went on and saying, “It’s better to be magnanimous and lose a portion of your royalties than to be defensive, and lose it all” (Tolentino n.p.). It is important to be careful with what songs anyone puts out to the public. Tolentino’s method of presenting this article is very organized. It is organized by chronological order by the way the events happened. She starts off by explaining who the Chainsmokers are and informs us on their success. Then she continues with examples of songs and their troubles with copywriting. Tolentino had a very informative style and a modest