Now in an updated fourth edition, this popular A-Z student handbook
provides a comprehensive survey of key ideas and concepts in popular
music culture. With new and expanded entries on genres and subgenres,
the text comprehensively examines the social and cultural aspects of
popular music, taking into account the digital music revolution and
changes in the way that music is manufactured, marketed and delivered.
New and updated entries include:
- Age and youth
- Black music
- Digital music culture
- K-Pop
- Mash-ups
- Philadelphia Soul
- Pub music
- Religion and spirituality
- Remix
- Southern Soul
- Streaming
- Vinyl
With further reading and listening included throughout, Popular Music:
The Key Concepts is an essential reference text for all students
studying the social and cultural dimensions of popular music.