Episode 27
The Week – Genre vs. Identity, controversial streaming royalties, Missy Eliot
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“Wehn you look at genres like rock and pop, sometimes this feels very restrictive now. And we have the capacity to look at music on a more indivisualised level, I think because the audience has more influence on the music market now than it used to. ”
“Wehn you look at genres like rock and pop, sometimes this feels very restrictive now. And we have the capacity to look at music on a more indivisualised level, I think because the audience has more influence on the music market now than it used to. ”
Music taste and fandom have always been tied to our identities, but today it can seem like musical genres themselves are being replaced by identity-driven scenes. At least, according to music researcher Kriss Thakrar, who recently wrote a piece for the music industry blog Midia Research. OttO Kent invites Christa Belle to the studio to discuss this potential ‘tug-of-war’ between genre and identity. Plus: Controversial changes for Spotify streaming royalties, Missy Elliot becoming the first female rapper in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, rap history slipping away online and new Grammy categories.
The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.