Epstein, Aidan
(2018)
JUST PRESS PLAY: THE ROLE OF PLAYLISTS IN DIGITAL AGE MUSIC CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Within the last decade, music streaming services such as Spotify, Youtube, Pandora, Apple Music, and Tidal have profoundly impacted distribution networks for music media. The behavioral changes of producers, consumers, and distributors of music media as a result of streaming music platforms are indicative of largescale behavioral changes in the way digital age societies consume art and media.
Using prior research on streaming services as a point of departure, this thesis will provide an in-depth examination of a particularly dynamic aspect of music distribution networks: the Spotify playlist. Spotify curates a number of both human and algorithm generated playlists, which are quickly becoming the preferred method of music consumption amongst streaming music listeners. Due to the unique characteristics of the Spotify playlist in the changing media distribution landscape of the digital age, this thesis considers the Spotify playlist as the latest development in a lineage of recorded music formats and examines its roll in both changing and preserving economic and aesthetic relationships to music. These relationships are considered in light of shifting behavior patterns in the digital age.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
13 June 2018 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
3 April 2018 |
| Approval Date: |
13 June 2018 |
| Submission Date: |
10 April 2018 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
60 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Music |
| Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Spotify, Playlist, Streaming, Radio, MP3, Music Distribution, Digital Age, Digital Natives |
| Date Deposited: |
13 Jun 2018 19:45 |
| Last Modified: |
13 Jun 2018 19:45 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/33944 |
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