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Musicians and athletes have a lot in common when it comes to performing in the glare of the spotlight.
Musicians who learned how to play through a state-funded program called El Sistema are taking their instruments to the streets to protest the government.
Nirvana's Nevermind was emblematic of the 1990s. But in today's fragmented digital age, can anyone nominate an album that defines the first or second decade of the 21st century?
After winning his Grammy in 1996, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder said, 'I don't think this means anything.' Was he right?
Musicians have largely greeted Trump with the sound of silence – and in doing so, they check the normalisation of the current administration.
In Australia, musicians' total income actually went up last year. While the music industry still faces many challenges, there is now a world-wide push to boost artists' royalties paid by streaming services such as Spotify.
Female popular musicians die younger – and from more unnatural causes like suicide, homicide and accidents – than women in the general population. What's going wrong?
Why are women still marginalised in the rock industry? There are many reasons - from a male dominated music canon to belittling attitudes - but women are speaking up and lobbying for change.
Bitcoin, blockchain and automatic royalty payments could transform how musicians earn.
The Congolese album ‘Nangadeef’ remains largely unexplored, despite its genius. As a rich repository of Afrofuturistic data, it deserves to be delved into by lovers of African art.
Musicians and performers have long been considered to influence young people in negative ways.
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Professor of Psychology and Music, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Professor of Music, University of Newcastle
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Teaching Fellow: Film, Media & American Studies, University of Bath
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Associate Dean: Research and Innovation, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Popular Music, Middlesex University
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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Lecturer of English. PhD Candidate in Afrofuturism and African Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music, University of Minnesota
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
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Senior Researcher Music Export and Technology, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Writing and Publishing, Griffith University
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Academic Associate, Cardiff Metropolitan University
