Some Afrobeats songs use moral language that softens and normalises cybercrime.
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A scholar of the musician who was also his pupil weighs up his considerable influence.
Whistlers aren’t born. They’re made.
What has changed is not only how we listen, but what listening is for.
Some of the dances depicted in rock art are just about entertainment, not ritual.
My project demonstrates the creative possibilities for bringing back music assumed to be lost to history.
Whether they’re famous composers or first-year art students, creators experience reputational costs when AI enters the mix.
This album stands as a musical adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel in its own right.
A high-stakes dispute forcing copyright law to confront a long-standing problem: how to define ‘originality’ for the protection of musical works.
Local music scenes are shrinking, and young performers lack opportunities to try out new material.
The number of New Zealanders who speak te reo Māori grew 15% from 2018 to 2023 – and the nation’s artists are reflecting this.
Bruce Springsteen wrote and recorded ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ within days of Alex Pretti’s killing, continuing a long tradition of songs as protest against violence and repression.
The performance is a Puerto Rican manifesto of love and resistance in the time of Trump.
Musicians are giving voice to the urgency of Minneapolis. America has a long history of political protest in song.
Bad Bunny was the first Spanish-language record to win Album of the Year at the Grammys. On Sunday, he will headline the Super Bowl.
Music occupies your ears. That leaves your eyes – and your hands – free to get on with the job.
The reaction to Bad Bunny’s selection as the Super Bowl halftime performer reveals how MAGA politics continues to police language, race and belonging in America.
The singer’s song about the killings in Minneapolis translates private loss into a collective experience rapidly shared through social media.
Clergy demonstrating against ICE in Minneapolis have turned to classic ‘freedom songs’ – the music associated with protests ever since the Civil Rights Movement.
Reggaeton star’s comments on ICE have added to a conservative backlash to NFL’s choice of entertainment. But his appeal in Latin America is seen as a big plus.
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Head of School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Academic in the School of Education and Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
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Professor of Music, Culture and Society, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University