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The Pop Music Idol and the Spirit of Charisma

Reality Television Talent Shows in the Digital Economy of Hope

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Trajce Cvetkovski

    1. University of Queensland, Australia

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Part of the book series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity (PMCI)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Organisational Change: Corporatist Relations between the Music Industry and Reality TV

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Sociology of Reality TV, the Political Economy of the Music Industry and Convergence of the Twain

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      Pages 3-42

    3. The Primary Corporatist Relationship in Music Reality TV

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      Pages 43-91

    4. Maintaining a Homogeneous Product Oligopoly

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      Pages 92-127

  3. Decentralisation and the Rise of a New Organisational Order

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      Pages 129-129
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    2. Vertical and Horizontal Organisational Developments

      • Trajce Cvetkovski
      Pages 131-156

    3. Streaming for Success

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      Pages 157-185

    4. Conclusion

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      Pages 186-199

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 200-225
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About this book

This book makes a case for the synergetic union between reality TV and the music industry. It delves into technological change in popular music, and the role of music reality TV and social media in the pop production process. It challenges the current scholarship which does not adequately distinguish the economic significance of these developments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Queensland, Australia

    Trajce Cvetkovski

About the author

Trajce Cvetkovski holds a PhD (Political Science) degree from the University of Queensland and teaches law and governance at the School of Political Science and International Studies. He also practises as a lawyer. His research interests include the political economy of popular culture and corporate media citizenship and regulation. He is currently interested in technological change and the future of popular music. His most recent book is Copyright and Popular Media: Liberal Villains and Technological Change (2013).

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