LEADER 04639oam 22008774a 450 001 9910852984503321 005 20221208210549.0 010 $a1-4798-1535-7 024 7 $a10.18574/9781479815357 035 $a(CKB)4100000005115233 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5103954 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001974350 035 $a(DE-B1597)547838 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781479815357 035 $a(OCoLC)1035390178 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse86896 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005115233 100 $a20180511d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPlaying to the Crowd$eMusicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection /$fNancy K. Baym 210 1$aNew York :$cNew York University Press,$d[2018] 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE,$d2021 210 4$dİ[2018] 215 $a1 online resource (219 pages) 225 0 $aPostmillennial pop 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2018. 311 $a1-4798-9616-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of figures; Introduction : the intimate work of connection; Part I. Music; 1. Music as communication; 2. Music as commodity; Part II. Participation; 3. Audiences; 4. Participatory boundaries; Part III. Relationships; 5. Platforms; 6. Relational boundaries; Conclusion : staying human; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: Musicians interviewed; Appendix 2: Social media presence as of January 2017; Notes; References; Index; About the author 330 $a"Playing to the Crowd explores and explains how the rise of digital communication platforms has transformed artist-fan relationships into something more intimate. Through in-depth interviews with musicians such as the Cure, UB40, and Throwing Muses, Nancy K. Baym reveals how new media has facilitated connections through the active participation of both the artists and their devoted digital fan base. Before the rise of online sharing and user-generated content, audiences were mostly seen as undifferentiated masses, often mediated through record labels and the press. Today, musicians and fans have built more active relationships through social media, fan sites, and artist sites, giving them a new sense of intimacy, while offering artists unparalleled access to and information about their audiences. But this comes at a price. For audiences, meeting their heroes can kill the mystique. And for artists, maintaining active relationships with so many people can be labor intensive and emotionally draining. Drawing on her own rich history as a deeply connected music fan, Baym offers an entirely new approach to media culture, arguing that the work musicians put into maintaining these intimate relationships reflects the demands of the gig economy, one which requires resources and strategies that we all music come to recognize"--Publisher's description. 410 0$aPostmillennial pop. 606 $aPopular music$xSocial aspects$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01071460 606 $aPopular music fans$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01071471 606 $aMusic$xPerformance$xPsychological aspects$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01030403 606 $aMUSIC$xInstruction & Study$xTheory$2bisacsh 606 $aPopular music fans 606 $aMusic$xPerformance$xPsychological aspects 606 $aPopular music$xSocial aspects 610 $aconcert hall. 610 $adigital communication. 610 $adigital fan base. 610 $afandom. 610 $aitunes. 610 $amedia culture. 610 $amusic audiences. 610 $amusic ethnography. 610 $amusic fans. 610 $amusic landscape. 610 $amusic platforms. 610 $amusic research. 610 $amusic streaming. 610 $amusic technology. 610 $amusic websites. 610 $aonline music. 610 $aonline streaming. 610 $apersonal connections. 610 $asocial media and music. 615 7$aPopular music$xSocial aspects. 615 7$aPopular music fans. 615 7$aMusic$xPerformance$xPsychological aspects. 615 7$aMUSIC$xInstruction & Study$xTheory. 615 7$aPopular music fans. 615 7$aMusic$xPerformance$xPsychological aspects. 615 7$aPopular music$xSocial aspects. 676 $a781.64 700 $aBaym$b Nancy K.$01141762 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910852984503321 996 $aPlaying to the Crowd$93670352 997 $aUNINA