New research sheds light on a crisis facing new and emerging Australian artists.
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New research finds streaming algorithms aren’t killing Australian music, but they do make it harder for emerging local artists to be discovered.
Policies designed to support and promote local content remain stuck in a previous era. NZ should follow the interventionist approach of other countries.
Spotify has hit a marketing sweet spot: Users feel compelled to share their annual listening habits and, in doing so, advertise the streaming service to their legions of followers.
Price hikes and controversies have landed Spotify in hot water – with some artists opting to pull their music from the platform.
Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album has been in the Top 50 albums chart for more than 400 weeks – but it won’t be there for much longer.
Streaming and social media have transformed the way we discover music. But algorithms and programming formats mean local artists are disappearing in the global mix.
The rise of streaming was meant to help diversify music, but new research shows this hasn’t been the case in Australia.
These four tips will help you to regain your autonomy, try new things, and avoid getting stuck in an algorithmic loop.
Thanks to algorithms, our music choices have gone from being informed by radio, music press, magazines and TV shows to a fine-grained level of personalisation.
To understand the changing nature of music listening, I interviewed users of streaming services about how they listen to music.
‘Happy’ music is usually written in a major key with a bright tone, featuring instruments with a bright timbre, such as trumpets or electric guitars.
Here’s how radio Canadian content policy started, and how Canadian legislation, C-11, could contribute to supporting and growing home-grown music in the digital era.
New survey shows poor earnings from music streaming made worse by the digital divide and a lack of policy.
Emerging platforms are challenging traditional tech giants by giving consumers and workers more power
Adele released her fourth studio album 30 and wants people to listen to the songs in the order she intended - asking Spotify to remove the “shuffle” function from her album.
The iPod was a marvel: a sleek device that let you pocket your favourite tunes and roam around town. Today it’s more or less obsolete — but its impact has been evident.
Big labels are making big money from streaming.
TikTok is partnering with blockchain company Audius over Spotify or Apple for music distribution. Here’s why this could be important for independent artists.
All this ‘choice’ in streaming video on demand is undermining the market benefits of aggregation.
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Associate Dean and 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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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Design and Society., University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Lecturer, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Strategy, King's College London
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Lecturer in Film and Media, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Guizhou Minzu University
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Adjunct professor, UNSW ; University of Technology Sydney
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing, Clemson University
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Senior Lecturer in Management, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University