American popular music and its business in the digital age : 1985-2020 / Rick Sanjek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanjek, Rick, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound recording industry--United States--History.

Sound recording industry.

Popular music--United States--Marketing.

Popular music.

Streaming audio--United States.

Streaming audio.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (697 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

'American Popular Music and Its Business in the Digital Age' by Rick Sanjek is the sequel to his father Russell Sanjek's 'American Popular Music and Its Business' This book offers a detailed and objective history of the popular music industry from the introduction of the compact disc to the shift to streaming, with particular emphasis on the creators, the consumers, and the music business professionals who, in Sanjek's telling, form the three major axes of the industry.

Contents:

Cover

American Popular Music and Its Business in the Digital Age

Copyright

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Part One: The Roots of the Music Business

In the Beginning

Music First Becomes a Business

Adapting to Electronic Technology

The Post-​World War I Business Boom

The Great Depression Slows the Tempo

The ASCAP Boycott and Birth of BMI

Records and Radio: Contention Turns to Cooperation

Part Two: The Rise of the Modern Music Business

New Technology Drives Post-​World War II Music Consumption

Top 40 Radio, Records, and Rock-​'n'-​roll

The Major Labels and FM Radio

ASCAP and BMI Battle for Radio Market Share

By the Time They Got to Woodstock . . .

The Copyright Act of 1976

Music in Television and Film

The Big Six Labels in 1984

WEA and CBS Lead the Big Six Pack

RCA, MCA, EMI, and PolyGram Round Out the Big Six

The Pop Concert Business Gets a Little Help from Its Friends

1984 Sees Surge in Box Office Receipts

The Future's So Bright You Gotta Wear Shades

Part One: 1985 to 1995

1. The Game of Musical Thrones

The CD Drives Industry Growth

The Inner Workings of the Artist Royalty System

The Retail Shipment, Sales, and Returns Supply Chain

The Label Financial Statement

A Hit Cures All Ills-​The Measures of Success

Life at the Top of the Record Business Pyramid

Only as Hot as Your Last Hit

Warner/​Elektra/​Atlantic: The End of an Era

From CBS to Sony and Yetnikoff to Mottola

From RCA to BMG as Clive Drives Resurgence

MCA: Azoff to Teller to Morris as Seagram Steps In

EMI: The Brits Hold Steady with The Beatles, Brooks, and SBK

PolyGram: Buy Out-​Public Offering-​Spending Spree

The Independent Labels

And the Game Goes On

2. Records, Retail, Radio, and the Charts that Bind Them.

Marching to the Same Beat

The Weekly Cycle

Independent Promotion: The Rise of the Network

Independent Promotion: The Fall of the Network

Friction between Records and Retail

Cutout Crisis

Technology Reforms the Chart Process

The CD Introduces Digital Audio to the Home

The CD Reshapes the Retail Market

Retail Responds to Expanding Market

Market Regroups with Recession, Retrenches for Economic Boom

What a Difference a Dime Makes

Turn Up the Radio

Read the Tea Leaves or Follow the Siren's Song?

3. Publishing, Copyright, Legislation, and Litigation

Music Publishing in 1985

The Mechanics of Mechanical Licensing

The Evolution of Sync Licensing

The Modern Print Music Market

Performing Rights

The Publisher-​Songwriter Revenue Relationship

The PRO Rivalry

The Major Publisher Competition for Market Share

Michael Jackson Buys In: PolyGram Regroups

SBK Ups the Ante in the Acquisition Competition

Independent Publishers

Developments in Copyright and Legislation

Copyright Infringement: Piracy, Plagiarism, and Parallel Imports

Perils of an Infringement Showdown: The Isley Brothers vs. Michael Bolton

A Sampling of Music Sampling Litigation

4. The Creators of Music: Getting Paid

It All Begins with a Song

Ascending the Talent Pyramid

William Morris, MCA and the Modern Booking Business

Bernstein, Barsalona, The Beatles, and the Birth of the Rock Concert

CAA, Monterey, ICM, and ITG Join the Competition

The Top Agencies Expand to Nashville as Competition Grows in All Genres

CAA Changes Top Management but Continues to Lead

The Growth of Live Performance

Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, and Other Top Tours of the Late 1980s

McCartney Highlights the Early 1990s

Music Venues from Club to Coliseum

The Logistics of Touring.

The Creative Community Steps Up for Charity with Live Aid

Willie Nelson Follows with Farm Aid

Superstar Tours Drive the Live Performance Industry

Diamond, Platinum, and Gold

The Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards

Honoring the Creative Icons of the Past: The Artists

Honoring the Creative Icons of the Past: The Songwriters

Industry Growth Benefits the Creators

5. The Consumer: From Whom, How, and Where the Money Flows

The State of Music Consumption in 1985

The Battle for Electronic Ticketing Supremacy-​Round 1: Ticketron vs. Computicket

The Battle for Electronic Ticketing Supremacy-​Round 2: Ticketron vs. Ticketmaster

The Battle for Electronic Ticketing Supremacy-​Round 3: Ticketmaster Takes Command

The Secondary Ticketing Market

Consumer Listening Trends

MTV Adds Visual Context to Listening Experience

Taking It to the Streets

Rap Rises from Street Corner to Voice of Gen X Angst

Explicit Lyrics vs. Free Speech =​ Parental Advisory Stickers

Consumer Spending on Music and Technology

A Disruptive Innovation in the Making

Part Two: 1996-2006

6. From Big Six to Big Four

The Six Major Labels Circa 1996

Bronfman and Morris Reshape MCA

The Thorn EMI De-​Merger and Re-Structure

PolyGram Comes into Play

Records Sales Reach Their All-​Time Peak in 1999

WMG Prepares for the Millennium

BMG Shuffles Its Own Deck

Conflict Continues at BMG with Davis the Last Man Standing

Universal Doubles Down

EMI Restructures . . . Again

AOL Time Warner Unravels

Further Merger Mania-​Sony and BMG Unite

Bronfman Back in the Ballgame with WMG Acquisition

Independent Labels Make Their Mark

Digital Sales Debut in Industry Revenue Accounting

7. Digital Technology Rocks the Record/​Radio/​Retail Relationships

Disruption Lurks Inside the Economic Boom.

The Art and the Science of the Music Business

A Street-​Level Look Behind and Between the Numbers

Getting a Handle on the Digital Future

The First DRM-​Compliant Wave of Digital Innovation

Open File Advocates Enter the Digital Arena

The Dot-​Com Bubble Engulfs Music Tech

Enter the Napster

Meanwhile Back on the Street: The Ups and Downs of the Retail Market

The Demise of the Physical Single

Seeking a Solution to the Digital Riddle

Apple Assumes Control of the Digital Assault

Radio Has a Transformation of Its Own

Radio Goes Online

Back on the Street: The Shifting Sands of the Retail Landscape

With Retail Disrupted, the Labels Adapt for the Digital Future

8. Publishing, Copyright, Legislation and Litigation

Publishing Prepares for the Digital Future

Digital Sources and Rising Statutory Rate Bolster Mechanical Revenue

Digital Technology Expands Print Revenues

Sync Revenue Boosted by Box Office and Home Video

Shifting Market Share for Major Publishers

Bandier Builds EMI Powerhouse

Bider Guides Warner Chappell from Ross to Bronfman

Sony/​ATV Partnership Builds New Catalog

Firth Pilots BMG through Two Decades

Renzer Leads UMPG Expansion

The Top Independent Publishers

The Rise of Independent Administrators and Catalog Aggregators

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act

The No Electronic Theft Act and Cybersquatting

Fine-​tuning the DMCA

Infringement Spawns Copyright Litigation

The Battle Against Napster

The Case Against MP3.com

The RIAA Continues the Battle

From Ledger to Metadata: Tech Transforms Music Administration

9. The Creators' Side of the Money Equation

Artist and Songwriter Royalties Reflect Industry Revenue

Live Performance Revenue in a Growth Pattern of Its Own.

Platinum Albums Spearhead Record Sales and Artist Royalties

SFX to Clear Channel: Creating a Concert Promotion Behemoth

The Competition Responds to the SFX Roll-​Up

Clear Channel Buys into the SFX Vision

AEG Emerges as the Primary Rival

Live Nation Leads the Upswing in Live Performance Revenue

Superstars Lead the Concert Market

Booking Agents and Concert Promoters

The Expanding Festival Factor

Outreach, Unrest, and Diversity at the Recording Academy

Despite the Fall in Retail, It Was a Good Decade for Artists

10. The Emergence of the Digital Consumer

The State of Consumption: 1996

Expanded Options for Consumer Spending

Consumer Demographic Differences

Digital Record Piracy

The Napster Chronicles: The Disruption Begins

The Napster Chronicles: The Legal Battle

The Napster Chronicles: Napster RIP

The Postmortem

Apple Offers an Answer: Jobs on the Job

Apple Offers an Answer: Building the Blueprint

Apple Offers an Answer: Disruption Goes Legit

The Competition for the Consumer Leisure Dollar

Challenges Abound for a Piece of the Apple

American Idol Adds Interactivity to Music on Television

The Widening Digital Divide

Part Three: 2007 to 2019

11. The Game of Musical Thrones: Riding the Digital Wave

Let the Games Resume

A Change in Ownership for EMI

BMG Exits from the Sony Venture

Terra Firma on Shaky Ground

Shuffling the Executive Deck

And Then There Were Three

Universal Music Group: An Even Bigger Number One

Sony Music Entertainment: Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

Sony Music Entertainment: Rob Stringer Takes Command

Warner Music Group: Number Three with an Asterisk*

On the Outside Looking In(dependent)

Building Independent Catalogs

Country Music: Still a World of Its Own

The Big Three in 2019: A Rising Stream Lifts All Thrones.

The Big Three in 2019: UMG Still in the Lead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-065385-X

0-19-065383-3

OCLC:

1429574127