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Auteur(s) : Rossman, Gabriel (1977-....)
Titre(s) : Climbing the charts [Texte imprimé] : what radio airplay tells us about the diffusion of innovation / Gabriel Rossman
Publication : Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,, [2012]
Description matérielle : xi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Comprend : Introduction. The diffusion of innovation ; The production of culture ; Organization
of the book ; How songs spread. Record release dates ; Corporate radio ; Buying your
way onto the charts. A history of payola scandals : The 1950s scandal and the rise
of rock and roll, The 1973 Drugola Scandal, The Gambino family and "The Network" in
the 1980s, Corporate radio, professionalized payola, and the 2005 Spitzer Investigation
; Suppressing payola : The robust logic of payola ; Can radio stations break singles?.
The role of "opinion leaders" in diffusion ; The distribution of connection in radio
; Diffusion of pop songs and radio stations ; The role of influentials for endogenous
diffusion ; The Dixie Chicks radio boycott. Corporate censorship ; Social movements
; Genre ; But which chart do you climb?. Trends in the differentiation of radio formats
; Classification and art ; Crossover ; New genres and formats : Reggaetón comes to
the Mainland, The development of the "Hurban" format as an artistic and market niche
; The future of the chart. General lessons of the book for diffusion of innovations
: Particular lessons for diffusion in pop music radio ; Centralization and distribution
of decision-making ; The struggle to control publicity ; Structures of salient information
; Genre ; The emerging structure of popular culture industries in the Twenty-first
Century.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-165) and index
Despite the growth of digital media, traditional FM radio airplay still remains the
essential way for musicians to achieve commercial success. "Climbing the Charts" examines
how songs rise, or fail to rise, up the radio airplay charts. Looking at the relationships
between record labels, tastemakers, and the public, Gabriel Rossman develops a clear
picture of the roles of key players and the gatekeeping mechanisms in the commercial
music industry. Along the way, he explores its massive inequalities, debunks many
popular misconceptions about radio stations' abilities to dictate hits, and shows
how a song diffuses throughout the nation to become a massive success. Contrary to
the common belief that Clear Channel sees every sparrow that falls, Rossman demonstrates
that corporate radio chains neither micromanage the routine decision of when to start
playing a new single nor make top-down decisions to blacklist such politically inconvenient
artists as the Dixie Chicks. Neither do stations imitate either ordinary peers or
the so-called kingmaker radio stations who are wrongly believed to be able to make
or break a single. Instead, Rossman shows that hits spread rapidly across radio because
they clearly conform to an identifiable style or genre. Radio stations respond to
these songs, and major labels put their money behind them through extensive marketing
and promotion efforts, including the illegal yet time-honored practice of payoffs
known within the industry as payola. "Climbing the Charts" provides a fresh take on
the music industry and a model for understanding the diffusion of innovation
Sujet(s) : Radio et musique
Musique populaire -- Société
Meilleures ventes (musique)
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.446 57 (23e éd.) = Radio - Emissions relatives à des thèmes artistiques, de loisir et littéraires
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780691148731 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0691148732 (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42758170c
Notice n° :
FRBNF42758170
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