Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creation

Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creation

Streaming has dominated the consumption of music and audiovisual media over the last five years. 80% of music in Mexico is now consumed through streaming (Gutiérrez, 2019) YouTube, Netflix and Spotify present an unquestionable hegemony in the Western world. This article shows how consumption through...

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Main Author: Ulises Hadjis Labarca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2021-01-01
Series:Revista Teknokultura
Subjects:
hegemony
recommendation algorithms
songwriting
spotify
Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/article/view/68748
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spelling doaj-6350493af9064be58ce761f9408e037e2021-06-08T07:28:07ZengUniversidad Complutense de MadridRevista Teknokultura1549-22302021-01-0118131210.5209/tekn.6874868748Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creationUlises Hadjis LabarcaStreaming has dominated the consumption of music and audiovisual media over the last five years. 80% of music in Mexico is now consumed through streaming (Gutiérrez, 2019) YouTube, Netflix and Spotify present an unquestionable hegemony in the Western world. This article shows how consumption through the streaming of music tracks, in conjunction with non-possession, opens up a new space in the world of music production and distribution, which in many aspects changes the creation of composers. The article also considers the power dynamics of the recommendation algorithm on various platforms.https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/article/view/68748hegemonyrecommendation algorithmssongwritingspotify
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Revista Teknokultura
hegemony
recommendation algorithms
songwriting
spotify
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title Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creation
title_short Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creation
title_full Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creation
title_fullStr Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creation
title_full_unstemmed Music streaming and its consequences within the dynamics of power, consumption and creation
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publisher Universidad Complutense de Madrid
series Revista Teknokultura
issn 1549-2230
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Streaming has dominated the consumption of music and audiovisual media over the last five years. 80% of music in Mexico is now consumed through streaming (Gutiérrez, 2019) YouTube, Netflix and Spotify present an unquestionable hegemony in the Western world. This article shows how consumption through the streaming of music tracks, in conjunction with non-possession, opens up a new space in the world of music production and distribution, which in many aspects changes the creation of composers. The article also considers the power dynamics of the recommendation algorithm on various platforms.
topic hegemony
recommendation algorithms
songwriting
spotify
url https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/article/view/68748
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