Globally Informed Pop Monoculture
«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.
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Published on January 01, 2018
Last updated on June 27, 2022
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About fees, selling records, and public funding: How musicians strive for a living in the digital era.
From Beyoncés colonial stagings in mainstream pop to the ethical problems of Western people «documenting» non-Western cultures.