{"product_id":"american-popular-music-and-its-business-in-the-digital-age-1985-2020-paperback","title":"American Popular Music and Its Business in the Digital Age: 1985-2020 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Sanjek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Popular Music and Its Business in the Digital Age: 1985-2020\u003c\/em\u003e by Rick Sanjek is the sequel to his father Russell Sanjek's \u003cem\u003eAmerican Popular Music and Its Business: the First 400 Years\u003c\/em\u003e. This book offers a detailed and objective history of the popular music industry from the introduction of the compact disc to the shift to streaming, with particular emphasis on the creators, the consumers, and the music business professionals who, in Sanjek's telling, form the three major axes of the industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the book's three sections--1985-1995, 1996-2006, and 2007-2019--has five chapters covering the same areas and issues. The first chapter in each section outlines the competition between the Big Six music conglomerates, their corporate structures, leadership, finances, and market share. The second chapter traces the synergy between the labels, the retail sector, radio, and the trade magazines whose charts are the pacemaker for the entire industry. Third comes music publishing, licensing, copyright, and legal issues including legislation, litigation, and infringement, followed by a focus on creators and how they earn their money. Each final chapter examines how, how much, and where consumers--who lead in adopting new technology--spend their money. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderlying it all is an insider's perspective on the role that the CD, Napster, Apple, Spotify, YouTube, SoundScan, electronic ticketing, and other innovations had in redefining the business structure and revenue flow of the entire industry. Digital technology also affected the regulations, contracts, and financial transactions that define the complex business of music, as live performance transitioned from clubs, concert halls, and theaters to arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums. Concurrently, recorded music evolved from analog to digital sound carriers through MP3 downloads and then to on-demand streaming files, ultimately affecting consumers, creators, and the music business infrastructure that connects them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, an epilogue includes the effects of COVID-19 in 2020 on all involved, closing with a glimpse into the digital future with the emergence of TikTok, livestreaming, immersive media, and artificial intelligence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRick Sanjek\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former BMI Vice President of writer\/publisher relations, national trustee and chapter president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, A\u0026amp;R director at Atlantic Records, artist manager, and independent publisher and producer. He learned the music business basics working directly with five Hall-of-Fame mentors: BMI's Frances Preston; Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler; the incomparable Willie Nelson; legendary Sun Records producer, publisher, and songwriter Jack Clement; and producer, label owner, and steel guitar legend Pete Drake. Over his career he has worked as a producer, music supervisor, publisher, songwriter, and\/or licensing consultant on hundreds of music, film, and television projects. \u003cem\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003ePrologue \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart One: 1985 to 1995\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: The Game of Musical Thrones\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: Records, Retail, Radio, and the Charts that Bind Them\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Publishing, Copyright, Legislation, and Litigation\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: The Creators of Music: Getting Paid\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: The Consumer: From Whom, How, and Where the Money Flows \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: 1996-2006 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: From Big Six to Big Four\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: Digital Technology Rocks the Record\/Radio\/Retail Relationship\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: Publishing, Copyright, Legislation, and Litigation\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine: The Creators' Side of the Money Equation\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten: Emergence of the Digital Consumer: 1996-2006 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Three: 2007 to 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven: The Game of Musical Thrones: Riding the Digital Wave\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve: Records, Radio, Retail, Streaming, and the Charts\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen: Publishing and Copyright: The Digital Effect\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fourteen: The Creators: A Bigger Piece of a Bigger Pie\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fifteen: The Consumer: Leading the Digital Transition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpilogue: 2020--Into the Future \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcronyms\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 696\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.59 x 9.35 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775352963360,"sku":"9780197782897","price":85.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7deca1fdb9f07d7aed47c1af6d89794.webp?v=1780460770","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-popular-music-and-its-business-in-the-digital-age-1985-2020-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}