Policy, Research & Politics
We need music to be political, not just entertaining
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
When the Dixie Chicks criticized the Bush administration for planning to launch a war in Iraq nine days before the president did so in 2003, the Dallas-based band was ostracized, forced to play for smaller audiences for years afterward.
Musicians share their air-travel horror stories
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
As summer festival season ramps up, many musicians will face the travails of travel to perform: visa issues, lost bags and the challenges of getting their gear across borders.
En Arabie saoudite, la chanson de la rappeuse Asayel Slay crée la controverse
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- Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Le clip de la chanteuse a déclenché une polémique révélatrice du combat autour de l'évolution des moeurs dans le royaume.
'Your instrument is your baby': why musicians dread careless airlines
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
The Malian artist Ballaké Sissoko says US border officials broke his cherished kora. He’s not alone in his plight.
Not Just Blowing in the Wind – Politics in Music
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
Music has always been political, and rightly so. In recent years this has been present around the world as protests have erupted and spread through social media and the internet – the same vector by which music has become more available than ever.
European Commission publishes the first European Music Export
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
The research – which is the product of a year long work carried out by a consortium of partners led by Le Bureau Export with MICA, KEA and Factory 92 – looks into the main issues, opportunities and operational tools to increase the cross-border circulation of European repertoire in the world.
It’s 2020. Why Is The Music Industry Still Harmful To Black Women?
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
It is clear that women are placed underneath a particularly harsher spotlight in the music industry in terms of how they are criticized.
Aux États-Unis, la musique est un fort marqueur politique
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
Seul le public de heavy metal semble passer au-dessus de cette fracture.
Grammys 2020: Can nominees trust the voting system?
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- Tuesday, 04 February 2020
In the two weeks leading up to the big show, Deborah Dugan, the CEO of the Recording Academy (which presents the Grammys), was put on leave and then filed an explosive 44-page discrimination complaint in which she alleged that the Grammys voting process is inconsistent.
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