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Aspiring singers can now use apps to record professional-sounding songs from their phones. This has the potential to disrupt the recording and publishing industry.
Even though the way we access pop music has changed and gone digital, hitmakers lag behind other industries in terms of globalisation.
Desperate fans may have to settle on paying exorbitant amounts for a cassette tape.
In an era when all sorts of music seems to be at our fingertips through streaming services for under $10 a month, who is spending their hard-earned cash on vinyl?
Movie studios are launching their own streaming apps but record labels aren’t about to do the same.
Tech giants like Facebook are at risk of joining the ranks of Compuserve and MCI Mail to be replaced with the next generation of organizing designed for new models of distributed trust.
When you buy a film, eBook or song, you might assume that you own it outright, but that’s not always the case, meaning companies may have a right to take it back from you.
Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production in the vinyl era is not a patch on the equivalent from running giant servers today.
Sexual abuse in the music industry is a systemic, ongoing problem that won’t be resolved by just hacking away at the canon.
Some of our favourite music formats might not be as environmentally friendly as we think.
In a time of an overwhelming amount of music available, discerning consumers have to be even more strategic.
In ten years, Netflix has built up a streaming business with a staggering 125m subscribers. Here’s what it needs to do next.
Music streaming services have stopped promoting R. Kelly as part of a crackdown on musician’s alleged conduct. But we should separate the art from the artist.
The emotions associated with trends in popular music and lyrics can predict economic sentiment.
Now with more unicorns than fintech, could it be showtime for mediatech?
Spotify chose an unconventional route for its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. But its gutsy move will be a worry for the banks and doesn’t guarantee a net benefit for the company.
The current global dominance of Canadian music on today’s Billboard charts obscures the difficulties many early rap artists faced in garnering local support for this country’s hip hop music.
Seven rules for break up in the digital age.
Tim Rogers has threatened to take legal action after one of his songs was included in Cory Bernardi’s conservative Australia Day playlist. Rogers’s case rests on obscure legal provisions known as moral rights.
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London
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Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra
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Dalla Lana Fellow in Global Journalism, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University London
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Senior Lecturer in Multimedia, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Essex
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Head of School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, Consulting Producer, The Greatest Menace, Walkley-winning podcast, University of Wollongong
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Scholarly Communications & Copyright Librarian, University of Winnipeg
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Professor and Industry Fellow, UNSW Sydney
