In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
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Their popularity can’t be explained by the nostalgia of baby boomers or superior sound quality. So what’s going on?
Cassette tapes are in again – and this time, it’s smaller artists who look likely to gain.
Vinyl records are set to become the largest source of revenue from physical music sales.
Some of our favourite music formats might not be as environmentally friendly as we think.
Song by song streaming services may be hurting the album commercially, but its place in our cultural lexicon will be harder to shake.
Bootlegs will continue to be manufactured.
The future of the bootleg might just reinvent the official release.
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Professor of Sustainable Development, Keele University
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Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University
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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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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Doctor of Musical Arts Student, University of Southern California
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Lecturer in Music Industries, Birmingham City University
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Professor of Music Teaching and Learning, University of Southern California
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University