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“SWELCE” and “HEAT WENTZ”: The Politics, Para-sociality, and Pairing of Sports and Popular Music
Francesca Sobande / Cardiff University & Jenessa Williams / The University of Leeds

April 24, 2024 Francesca Sobande / Cardiff University and Jenessa Williams / University of Leeds Leave a comment

Francesca Sobande and Jenessa Williams explore the intersections of sports and popular music, highlighting the dynamics of celebrity culture, para-social relationships, and the impact of these pairings on cultural politics. Examples include the relationship between Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce and the presence of NBA player Jimmy Butler in a Fall Out Boy music video, illustrating how these cross-industry connections influence marketing, fan engagement, and cultural representation.

BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 CHART: INDUSTRIALIZED MAINSTREAMS AND CROSSOVERS
Luis E. Rivera-Figueroa / University of Texas at Austin

August 10, 2021 Luis Rivera-Figueroa / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Luis Rivera-Figueroa questions the concepts of mainstream and crossover as categories constructed by industrial practices.

Race and The Unintended Consequences of Musical Reaction Videos
María Elena Cepeda / Williams College

October 25, 2020 María Elena Cepeda / Williams College 2 comments

Using Tim and Fred Williams’ musical reaction videos as a case study, María Elena Cepeda discusses racial and generational relations between audiences and content creators as potential drivers of change in production and marketing in the music industry.

Virtual Music Festivals and the Re-Valuation of Connection in a COVID-19 Live Music Marketplace
Paxton Haven / University of Texas at Austin

July 6, 2020 Paxton Haven / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Paxton Haven explores the current trend of virtual music festivals as both a continuation of the collective politics of dance cultures, but also a new frontier of industry intervention in a live music marketplace depleted by COVID-19.

Synchronizing Song and (Diegetic) Sound in Music Videos
Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los Angeles

May 4, 2020 Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los Angeles Leave a comment

Laurel Westrup examines several contemporary popular music videos to understand how sound design deepens audience engagement with the video’s diegetic world beyond the basic narrative of the song’s lyrics.

Synchronizing Creatives in Music Video Production
Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los Angeles

February 3, 2020 Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los Angeles 3 comments

Laurel Westrup examines the partnerships and production constraints of various music videos to illustrate its collaborative creative labor.

Advocating on Behalf of Independent Musicians: Copyright Reform and Corporate Consolidation
Brian Fauteux / University of Alberta

November 28, 2019 Brian Fauteux / University of Alberta 3 comments

Brian Fauteux takes readers through his experience participating in Canada’s copyright review process. The author particularly highlights how the current state of the market allows for large companies to have a great deal of control over artists.

Getting in Synch with Music Videos
Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los angeles

November 4, 2019 Laurel Westrup / University of California, Los Angeles One comment

Rather than policing the boundaries of what constitutes a visual album, Laurel Westrup examines what is quintessential to the music video form using The Lumineers’ “Gloria” as a key text.

The Sound of Queer Masculinity in Dorian Electra’s Flamboyant
Paxton Haven / University of Texas at Austin

July 29, 2019 Paxton Haven / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Paxton Haven examines the role of glitched vocal distortion in Dorian Electra’s new album. In doing so, Haven draws a trajectory of Electra’s contemporary work to transgressive artists of the past who use the affordances of their respective genres to articulate a queered masculinity through vocal performance.

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