Nirvana’s Nevermind was emblematic of the 1990s. But in today’s fragmented digital age, can anyone nominate an album that defines the first or second decade of the 21st century?
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After winning his Grammy in 1996, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder said, ‘I don’t think this means anything.’ Was he right?
Musicians have largely greeted Trump with the sound of silence – and in doing so, they check the normalisation of the current administration.
In Australia, musicians’ total income actually went up last year. While the music industry still faces many challenges, there is now a world-wide push to boost artists’ royalties paid by streaming services such as Spotify.
Female popular musicians die younger – and from more unnatural causes like suicide, homicide and accidents – than women in the general population. What’s going wrong?
Why are women still marginalised in the rock industry? There are many reasons - from a male dominated music canon to belittling attitudes - but women are speaking up and lobbying for change.
Bitcoin, blockchain and automatic royalty payments could transform how musicians earn.
The Congolese album ‘Nangadeef’ remains largely unexplored, despite its genius. As a rich repository of Afrofuturistic data, it deserves to be delved into by lovers of African art.
Musicians and performers have long been considered to influence young people in negative ways.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University of London
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle 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 Popular Music and Media Studies, University of Alberta
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Hearing Science, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Associate professor, Aston University
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PhD Researcher in Student Wellbeing, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Research Affiliate, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
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Senior Researcher Music Export and Technology, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy, Vanderbilt University