What is Culture Industry?

Culture industry is the identity of a certain group or individual that has the influence over another individual or group. Cultural identity is often shown through what the particular subject values. It is often shown through the music they listen to or the clothes that they wear. The term culture industry was created by Adorno and Horkheimer who believed culture identity in the music industry was seen as ‘manufacturing vast quantities of consumer goods.’ The artist is seen as a commodity and is judged on how marketable they are, once they have been modified to ensure they are profitable consumerist materials are produced to make money (hegemonic capitalist practises) and this essentially is the extent of particular aspects within the modern music industry