Rethinking the music industry

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4885577
AutoresJohn Williamson (0000-0001-8085-7853, Queen Margaret University), Martin Cloonan (0000-0002-2592-0968, University of Glasgow)
Ano2007
Volume26
Fascículo2
Páginas305-322
Data de publicação2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPopular Music (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0261143007001262
OpenAlexW2160119666
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas71
Referências citadas2

This article examines a very basic question for popular music studies: what is 'the music industry?' It surveys the usage of the term in various arenas and argues that it is often used in ways which state or imply that the industry is a homogenous unit with shared objectives and interests. However, the reality is that this picture is, at best, outdated and an inaccurate portrayal of the organisational structure of the global music economy in the mid-2000s. In addition, to think of a single 'music industry' rather than music industries, plural, is simplistic and does little to aid understanding of those cultural industries which are primarily concerned with the creation, management and selling of music, either as a physical/digital product, a performance, or as a bundle of intellectual property rights. We tease out the implications of this, especially as they relate to understanding what is routinely referred to as 'the music industry' and the development of policies for it

Aesthetics · Art · Business · Digital audio · Intellectual property · Linguistics · Music education · Music industry · Plural · Political science · Popular music · Product (mathematics · Sociology · Visual arts · Art History and Market Analysis · Copyright and Intellectual Property · Engineering · Law · Music History and Culture