LEADER 04202nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910779177503321 005 20230802005053.0 010 $a1-280-49398-4 010 $a9786613589217 010 $a1-4008-4244-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400842445 035 $a(CKB)2550000000101117 035 $a(EBL)913739 035 $a(OCoLC)794280364 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000681171 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11406158 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681171 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10654230 035 $a(PQKB)10417624 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC913739 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37073 035 $a(DE-B1597)447902 035 $a(OCoLC)1054879271 035 $a(OCoLC)979954415 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400842445 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL913739 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10558449 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358921 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000101117 100 $a20120327d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClimbing the charts$b[electronic resource] $ewhat radio airplay tells us about the diffusion of innovation /$fGabriel Rossman 205 $aCore Textbook 210 $aPrinceton, NJ $cPrinceton University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (199 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-16671-4 311 $a0-691-14873-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tFIGURES -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. How Songs Spread -- $t3. Buying Your Way onto the Chart -- $t4. Can Radio Stations Break Singles? -- $t5. The Dixie Chicks Radio Boycott -- $t6. But Which Chart Do You Climb? -- $t7. The Future of the Chart -- $tAppendix A. Datasets -- $tAppendix B. Robustness to Assumptions about Volume of Airplay Constituting an "Add'' -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aDespite the growth of digital media, traditional FM radio airplay still remains the essential way for musicians to achieve commercial success. Climbing the Charts examines how songs rise, or fail to rise, up the radio airplay charts. Looking at the relationships between record labels, tastemakers, and the public, Gabriel Rossman develops a clear picture of the roles of key players and the gatekeeping mechanisms in the commercial music industry. Along the way, he explores its massive inequalities, debunks many popular misconceptions about radio stations' abilities to dictate hits, and shows how a song diffuses throughout the nation to become a massive success. Contrary to the common belief that Clear Channel sees every sparrow that falls, Rossman demonstrates that corporate radio chains neither micromanage the routine decision of when to start playing a new single nor make top-down decisions to blacklist such politically inconvenient artists as the Dixie Chicks. Neither do stations imitate either ordinary peers or the so-called kingmaker radio stations who are wrongly believed to be able to make or break a single. Instead, Rossman shows that hits spread rapidly across radio because they clearly conform to an identifiable style or genre. Radio stations respond to these songs, and major labels put their money behind them through extensive marketing and promotion efforts, including the illegal yet time-honored practice of payoffs known within the industry as payola. Climbing the Charts provides a fresh take on the music industry and a model for understanding the diffusion of innovation. 606 $aPopular music 606 $aSound recording industry 606 $aMusic trade 606 $aRadio broadcasting 606 $aDiffusion of innovations 615 0$aPopular music. 615 0$aSound recording industry. 615 0$aMusic trade. 615 0$aRadio broadcasting. 615 0$aDiffusion of innovations. 676 $a791.440973 700 $aRossman$b Gabriel$01559387 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779177503321 996 $aClimbing the charts$93824426 997 $aUNINA