Taylor Swift vinyl on display at a record store in Tokyo.
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The loyalty of fans has been exploited ever since big business realised music could be commercialised.
Bob Marley performs at a ‘Viva Zimbabwe’ independence celebration in April 1980.
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How did a musician whose songs were suffused with messages of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism become so commercialized?
The lineup of judges on The X Factor changed almost as frequently as the cast.
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After 17 years, The X Factor is no more, but its success gives us an insight into the changing recording industry.
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Their compilation album Love Yourself: Answer sold 2.5m copies – that’s twice as many as One Direction’s last album.
Brenda Fassie performing in her hey day.
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There are a few things that musicians should understand about the music industry if they are to avoid being taken for a ride.
Michael Jackson sings during the opening performance of a 13-city U.S. tour in 1988.
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The story of African-American music is a story of eclipsing expectations and subverting norms.