In critical karaoke, participants tell their story in the span of time it takes to listen to the song they have chosen – with the song playing behind them.
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New K-pop groups comprised entirely of North Americans, Korea’s ‘K-culture training visa’ to attract international participation and K-pop auditions in Canada are all signs of a K-pop evolution.
In the album, Swift claims that she can use heartbreak as a stimulus for creativity, rather than allow it to dictate her everyday life.
In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
A college junior who has gained a following by sharing high-profile people’s private flight information says that he is sharing public information. Others, like Taylor Swift, say that he is stalking.
Since its birth 50 years ago, hip-hop music has embraced artists of every race and ethnic background. An avowed hip-hop hater might be a step too far.
Artificial intelligence helped produce the Beatles’ 2023 hit “Now and Then.” But despite the sophisticated technology, the song reveals our obsession with the past and our anxieties about the future.
Bow and Swift have shared unrelenting scrutiny, overshadowing their hard work and success.
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
Men in the 1700s penned vehement letters about the way women dressed, slut-shaming them as “cork-rumped devils”.
Delta’s music defined the lives of teenage girls like me – but she is still waiting to join the hall of fame.
Taylor Swift is maybe the biggest pop star in the world right now - but how did she get so famous, and how does she remain relevant to a younger audience?
For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.
During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
In social media posts during the pandemic, fans posit their idols as loyal to the nation, the people and the party state.
The legendary singer has died at 83. Her performance practice exemplified fierce hard work.
Sweden’s Loreen is now the second person to win Eurovision twice, the first woman to win twice, and the first LGBTQIA+ artist to win twice.
The UK has now chalked up a record 16 second place finishes. But what would it take to go one better and win the whole thing?
A US court has ruled Ed Sheeran isn’t guilty of plagiarism. The ruling supports the rights of musical artists to build from the artists who came before them.
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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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Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender, Macquarie University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Music Psychology, Durham University
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Director, Institute for Popular Music, University of Rochester
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Music, Penn State
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Adjunct Lecturer of American Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Griffith University