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The iPod was a marvel: a sleek device that let you pocket your favourite tunes and roam around town. Today it’s more or less obsolete — but its impact has been evident.
Live music venues must be helped to survive the COVID-19 era.
Since the lockdown in South Africa several jazz musicians have begun to harness online platforms in novel ways.
Vinyl records are set to become the largest source of revenue from physical music sales.
The political economy of music distribution goes unchecked. Despite increased digital revenues, also across Africa, music markets remain characterised by bottlenecks between musicians and audiences.
Some of our favourite music formats might not be as environmentally friendly as we think.
What happens to your Facebook account, your iTunes purchases and your email messages when you die?
In early September 1994, Whigfield released her single Saturday Night. It appeared from nowhere and echoed everywhere. As songs go it seemed quite innocuous. But its catchy wafer-thin sound actually represented…
Taylor Swift’s announcement that she was removing her music from the Spotify music service started a debate about the future of music. Swift argued that artists were not receiving appropriate compensation…
Since the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) award nominations were released last week much of the talk has been about how 80% of the nominations for album of the year were released “independently…
Late last week, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke released his new solo album – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes – via BitTorrent, Inc’s “bundle” platform. Visitors to the service pay a US$6 fee, receiving the usual torrent…
The urge to make new music is alive and well among young people in the UK, but not always using conventional instruments in the classroom or school orchestra. A new survey of music education has found…
There’s been a bit of talk recently about getting internet service providers (ISPs) involved in the enforcement of copyright law. The federal Attorney-General and Minister for Communications recently released…
Music piracy is a huge problem, if the music industry is to believed. But so far, very little has been done to stop it. We are, however, starting to get an idea of what motivates people to do it. If record…
Coldplay has barred music streaming service Spotify from adding their latest album Ghost Stories to its database, sparking a debate about the sustainability of the streaming model. Coldplay signed an exclusivity…
Following the explosion of do-it-yourself music in the 1990s, aspiring DJs and producers have been spoiled rotten. Home studios are increasingly commonplace now that there is such a wealth of affordable…
Digital technology has transformed the music industry in Europe, making both distribution and piracy easier than ever. But regulators are yet to catch up with the pace of change, leaving them unable to…
Teenagers get a bad rap for zoning out on their iPods at every given opportunity, but they may not be the unsociable narcissists they are often portrayed as. In fact, they are often skilled users who manage…
Spotify is currently the world’s largest music streaming service with 24 million active users. Founder and CEO Daniel Ek has stated that the company will pay out roughly $500 million to rights owners in…
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Principal Lecturer, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in Music, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Law, Drake University
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Research officer, Australian National University
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PhD Student of Arts and Computer Science, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University
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Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Sociology, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Culture and Communication, University of Leicester
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Professor for Culture Institutions Studies, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
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Professor of Sustainable Development, Keele University
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Law Honours Candidate, University of Canberra
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University of Essex
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Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
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Research Assistant, University of Strathclyde
