Popular Music Studies Research Cluster

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The Popular Music Studies Research Group examines popular music from different social and cultural perspectives and uses a variety of theories and methods to understand how it is produced and consumed. Members focus on a range of topics, music genres, historical periods and geographical locations, including Bulgarian popular music, British punk, contemporary song writing practices, Northern Soul, experimental writing about music, issues of streaming and big data, live music production, and popular music’s materiality. The Group's research aims to develop new ways of understanding popular music that is relevant to a wide audience and to engage with the current challenges in the field. It has ongoing partnerships with the Ivors Academy, UK Music, 1UP Digital, Static Caravan, the Birmingham Music Coalition, and many other key organisations, and members regularly contribute to public forums and industry events. The work of the Popular Music Studies Research Group covers areas such as:

• Popular music scenes
• Songwriting
• Heritage and cultural memory
• Media and technology
• Music industries
• Material culture

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Birmingham City University
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15 Bartholomew Row
Birmingham
B5 5JU