Music Genres and Corporate Cultures

by Keith Negus

Book Overview

Music Genres and Corporate Cultures explores the seemingly haphazard workings of the music industry, tracing the uneasy relationship between economics and culture; entertainment corporations' and the artists they sign. Keith Negus examines the contrasting strategies of major labels like Sony and Polygram in managing different genres, artists and staff. How do takeovers affect the treatment of artists? Why has Polygram been perceived as too European...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415174007
• ISBN13: 9780415174008
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"