Globally Informed Pop Monoculture

Quotation
by Liz Pelly

«In recent years, much has been written about the ways in which an increasingly digitally connected music world is facilitating a more global pop environment, with latin tracks going mainstream in the U.S. and a growing international interest in k-pop, to name just two examples. But, what remains to be seen is whether this merely results in a new type of globally informed pop monoculture, created at the whim of Western streaming companies.»

The quote is taken from the article «In the Age of Lean-Back Listening: Does Spotify Have Neocolonial Ambitions?» published 2018 in «Frieze». Last accessed on November 26, 2020.

Biography

Liz Pelly is a writer and editor based in New York, USA. Her writing on music, culture and streaming has appeared in The Baffler, The Guardian, Pitchfork, and The Village Voice. Follow her on LinkedIn, Instagram, or on her Website.

Published on January 01, 2018

Last updated on June 27, 2022

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