This article explores the ways in which the new Korean Wave phenomenon is integrated into
a social media–embedded cultural landscape in North America. By employing in-depth …

The purpose of this study is to examine how emerging musicians use social media to
achieve exposure of their music and entertainment events. The Parasocial Engagement …

Information and communication technologies have long been predicted to spread economic
opportunities to rural areas. However, the actual trend in the 21st century has been the …

In this article, we argue that offline inequalities, such as core–periphery relations of the
music industry, are reproduced by streaming platforms. First, we offer an overview of the …

This study explores music geography beyond the Anglo-American circle through an
investigation of the spatiality and mobility of musical workers in a Chinese context. Drawing …

The article analyzes the phenomenon of crowdfunding from the perspective of its
democratizing influence on the music market. Crowdfunding enables artists to finance the …

Recent commentaries on the music industry have emphasised the importance of social
media in creating a monetisable fan base. However, no quantitative evidence yet exists …

Music composers exemplify precarious work: they historically have been freelancers and
have relied on multiple jobs to subsidize their creative work. We focus here on the gender …

Subscription services for users with low or no cost access to vast libraries of music has
initiated a decrease in revenue for musicians. The growing evidence of exploitation of …

Music Sociology critically evaluates current approaches to the study of music in sociology
and presents a broad overview of how music is positioned and represented in existing …