New forms of distribution of popular music in contemporary culture

• Main Authors: Pedro Buil Tercero, Jaime Hormigos Ruiz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos 2016-05-01
• Series: methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales
• Subjects: sociología de la música; industrias culturales; comunicación; streaming; prosumidor
• Online Access: https://www.methaodos.org/revista-methaodos/index.php/methaodos/article/view/103

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; color: #424244;">Current changes in the dissemination of information and transmission technologies have greatly intensified the global distribution of music. Internet has become a great ally for the staging of music thanks to the emergence of various technologies for recording and distribution, supported by new formats, expanding the catalog of messages that the individual can receive through multiple music available and reopening an old debate about the role of music in the cultural universe. The music industry in the digital age, particularly recorded music, is immersed in an unstoppable evolution of the classical paradigms of the market. In this paper we analyze the evolution of the recording industry which is setting a scene of several clashes between the industry itself and other cultural agents who are becoming better positioned to new technologies.</span></p>