Doc Watson’s popularity and influence came from his virtuosic guitar playing, powerful voice, broad musical taste, folksy storytelling and lack of pretense.
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Justin Bieber will no longer own the rights to music he created before 2022 – a legal expert explains why he made the decision, and why he may go on to regret it.
Two guitar experts break down the techniques and creative expression that led Beck to be known as the ‘guitarist’s guitarist’.
HIs outrageous talent was matched by a personal life marked by bigamy, violence, drugs, alcohol and his 1958 marriage to his 13-year-old cousin.
Access to instruments and instruction, along with encouragement at home and at school during childhood and early adulthood, can make gaining musical experience possible.
Can social media posts sustain Russia’s endangered dissident cultures?
Creating holographic ‘digital twins’ will significantly reduce the stress, cost and logistical issues of touring – and means artists can live forever onstage.
A Spotify boycott wouldn’t fix the working conditions of most musicians. Fostering a more equitable, community-based music culture requires changing how we listen to music and support its production.
Released at the height of the Vietnam War, Marvin Gaye’s hit-heavy album explored themes of race, environmentalism and conflict. It also marked a new direction for the Motown record label..
Most of your Spotify subscription fee goes to pop stars in curated playlists – even if you never listen to them.
Cassette tapes are in again – and this time, it’s smaller artists who look likely to gain.
Over the past year, the singer has carefully constructed a visage that has made him nearly unrecognizable.
Spotify is offering to boost artists’ position on its playlists in return for paying them lower royalties. Can struggling musicians afford to say no?
Musicians and songwriters are struggling to survive while record labels are reporting record profits – here’s why this is happening.
Greek musicians have shown that developing new solidarities and campaigning initiatives with other performers could be the way forward in responding to issues caused by COVID.
Toy pianos typically have a range of 12-36 keys, roughly one quarter the range of a full piano. But they are used by composers and music makers to write everything from concertos to pop songs.
Joplin’s voice stirs something deep within us. What is it about her that still makes us listen?
Exposure to loud noise is the biggest preventable cause of hearing loss.
Australian musicians make it work by balancing music and non-music jobs, self-employment, contracts, and a love for the art.
Since the lockdown in South Africa several jazz musicians have begun to harness online platforms in novel ways.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University London
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Lecturer, Hearing Science, University of Manchester
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Professor of Psychology, Professor of Music (rtd), University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Professor and Director, Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of Music, University of Newcastle
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Director of Curriculum and Teaching Transformation, Professor of Learning Futures, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra
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Lecturer, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, Queen's University Belfast
