This paper presents an overview of the social and cultural values attributed to live music
ecologies in urban environments. It is grounded in a qualitative content analysis of live …

This article contributes to histories of live music since digitalization and provides a corrective
to the neglect of liveness in scholarship on streaming and platformization. The study argues …

The intermediary work of persuasion and justification is an important but often hidden aspect
of urban cultural policy. Rather than the frictionless flow and 'transfer'of knowledge, the …

In a country as diverse as the United Kingdom, it is no easy task to cover all forms of music-
making. Live music activity is highly varied even within specific genres or venue types. As a …

What is the cost of music in the so-called Anthropocene? We approach this question by
focusing on the case of sound-recording formats. We consider the cost of recorded music …

This paper examines the spatial value of live popular music by adopting an inter-disciplinary
approach grounded in urban and music studies. What is understood of the relationship …

Online platforms have disrupted parts of the capitalist economy, but assessing the
magnitude of this effect is difficult. Much is known about major platforms, but less about the …

This paper seeks to understand the role of valuing in urban live music ecologies. It explains
how multiple actors (eg directors of music venues, musicians, policy-makers, and real estate …

This conceptual study explores the relationship between live popular music and the
sustainability goals of the New Urban Agenda, which is the United Nation's vision on a …

In the global pop music industries, revenue models have shifted from physical record sales
to streaming services and live performances. At the same time, the supply of live music …