The golden days of the 1960s protest song may be past, but music is still used across the world as a vehicle to voice political views. More than a sideshow, it can be a form of mobilisation and an expression of ‘soft power’.
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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?
Australian television turns 60 this year, so we’re celebrating classic TV tunes of the fifties and sixties – those theme songs and jingles you can’t get out of your head.
The ‘Jesus’ controversy is often considered a watershed moment in the Beatles’s career. And yet it remains largely misunderstood.
Unexpected calls to prayer from mosques in Turkey caught many off guard on the night of the attempted coup. An ethnomusicologist explains the political and social power of sound.
Donald Trump has been accused of using a ‘fascist’ Puccini aria at rallies. But labelling this music as fascist is deeply problematic.
The R&B superstar is demonstrating just how far the use of mystery goes in today’s cluttered music market.
A team of music psychologists have come up with a new way of classifying music that streaming platforms such as Spotify may find very useful.
The value of music-inspired play in early childhood should never be underestimated.
Janis Joplin was once voted the ‘Ugliest Man on Campus’. Sharon Jones was told she was ‘too old, too fat, too short, too black’ to succeed in music. Two documentaries chart the lives of these extraordinary women.
Mathematics can help musicians and music enthusiasts create rhythms that would be hard to play manually or to otherwise compose.
You won’t see the chains because modern slavery doesn’t work like that.
The NDIS has laudable aims but how much funding will be available to enable participation in arts therapy?
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.
Hip hop is starting to be used in schools and in the community in creative and diverse ways.
It might not sound like the best music in the world, but Australia was the first by a matter of months at playing a tune on a computer.
When did revellers stop rebelling?
Forget the main stage headliners, the real festival heroes might be selling you crocodile burgers and mango smoothies.
Music has helped Europeans develop a better understanding of British culture than Brits will ever have of Europe.
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Head of School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in Music, Queensland University of Technology
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Deputy Head of School, Senior Lecturer in Piano and Musicology, School of Music, Australian National University
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Professor of Music, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Creative Practice, Queensland University of Technology
