The Pop Music Idol and the Spirit of Charisma [electronic resource] : Reality Television Talent Shows in the Digital Economy of Hope /
Cvetkovski, T.author.
This book makes a case for the synergetic union between reality TV and the music industry. It delves into technological change in popular music, and the role of music reality TV and social media in the pop production process. It challenges the current scholarship which does not adequately distinguish the economic significance of these developments.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Author's Note; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Part I: Organisational Change: Corporatist Relations between the Music Industry and Reality TV; 1 The Sociology of Reality TV, the Political Economy of the Music Industry and Convergence of the Twain; Introduction: Why won't this 'Internet Thing' just go away? A vignette to situate the debate; Living the reality dream; Music, reality, television and organisation: four themes; Structure of the book
2 The Primary Corporatist Relationship in Music Reality TV: The Contestant, the Judge and the Rule of Music Industry AuthorityIntroduction: this is 'legit' and it's for real; Music reality TV's authority and legitimacy; The 'Protestant' work ethic; Conclusion; 3 Maintaining a Homogeneous Product Oligopoly: Idol, Voice and X Factor; Introduction; In further defence of the music reality TV contest; The political economy of music reality TV shows: organisational structure of Idol, The Voice and X Factor; Conclusion; Part II: Decentralisation and the Rise of a New Organisational Order
4 Vertical and Horizontal Organisational Developments: Majors Responding to External PressuresIntroduction: charismatic responses to music business developments; Change in stratification and status and corporatising effects in the music industry; The landscape is changing - now enter the irrefutable logic of live music and the music reality TV business model; Conclusion; 5 Streaming for Success: Social Media, the Voting Audience and the Rise of the Click, Listen and Run Consumer; Introduction; Subordinate alternative realities because this Internet Thing is bigger than us
Participatory consumption through social media and the audience: authorising the authenticConclusion; 6 Conclusion: Did Reality Kill the Radio Star?; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book makes a case for the synergetic union between reality TV and the music industry. It delves into technological change in popular music, and the role of music reality TV and social media in the pop production process. It challenges the current scholarship which does not adequately distinguish the economic significance of these developments.
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