Policy, Research & Politics
Harassment, hierarchies and discreetly rubbed trousers: the exhausting politics of orchestras
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- Monday, 27 March 2023
Cate Blanchett film Tár shows how damaging a maniacal conductor can be – but, as musicians explain, orchestras are riven with other serious structural issues.
Afghan musicians in Portugal tell of 'cultural genocide'
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- Monday, 27 March 2023
"We are here to save our music," proclaims Ramiz, a young Afghan musician who has been welcomed in Portugal, along with other students from the national music school he left as he fled the Taliban government's cultural crackdown.
Meta and Italian Collecting Society SIAE Fail to Renew License Deal
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- Monday, 27 March 2023
A state-owned monopoly in the past, the Italian Association of Authors and Publishers still handles the publishing rights of the vast majority of music in Italy.
L'art du libanga dans la rumba congolaise, fait culturel devenu alternative économique ?
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- Monday, 27 March 2023
Enraciné dans la musique congolaise où il a pris une place considérable, le phénomène des dédicaces ne fait pas seulement débat sur la forme, à savoir la valeur artistico-culturelle de ces noms égrenés dans les chansons, mais aussi sur le fond : quels sont les impacts de cette pratique ?
México exporta sus corridos tumbados (la política y la música)
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- Monday, 27 March 2023
Más de 5 canciones del Top 10 de Spotify son sobre el narcotráfico. De alguna u otra manera expresan historias o situaciones que incluyen tráfico de drogas, armas, consumo de estupefacientes, diversos hechos de violencia y traiciones en torno al narco.
The Chicks were silenced over politics
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023
It began with 11 words: “We’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas.”
Apple Faces Revised Charges Over Music Streaming From EU
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Brussels narrows scope of allegations against iPhone maker in antitrust action first announced nearly two years ago.
Electronic music industry has 'pervasive culture' of abuse and sexual harassment, survey finds
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023
The data was collected over a four-week period in April 2021 using an app run by the Electronic Music Inclusion Initiative (EMII). 143 people from 28 countries reported incidents ranging from physical abuse and bullying to sexist language and unwanted physical contact.
Paria, exilé, repenti : quel sort réservé aux stars de la musique russe un an après ?
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Juste après le début de l'invasion en Ukraine, les grands noms russes ont été poussés à prendre position contre la guerre. Deux camps se sont alors dessinés. Gergiev, Netrebko, Berezovsky, Kissin... Récits d'une année souvent mouvementée.
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