The Pop Music Idol and the Spirit of Charisma, 1st ed. 2015 Reality Television Talent Shows in the Digital Economy of Hope Pop Music, Culture and Identity Series

This book makes a case for the synergetic union between reality TV and the music industry. It delves into technological change in popular music, and the role of music reality TV and social media in the pop production process. It challenges the current scholarship which does not adequately distinguish the economic significance of these developments.

PART I: ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE: CORPORATIST RELATIONS BETWEEN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND REALITY TV 1. The Sociology of Reality TV, the Political Economy of the Music Industry and Convergence of the Twain 2. The Primary Corporatist Relationship in Music Reality TV: The Contestant, the Judge, and the Rule of Music Industry Authority 3. Maintaining an Homogenous Product Oligopoly: Idol, Voice and X Factor PART II: DECENTRALISATION AND THE RISE OF A NEW ORGANISATIONAL ORDER 4. Vertical and Horizontal Organisational Developments: Majors responding to External Pressures 5. Streaming for Success: Social Media, the Voting Audience and the Rise of the Click, Hit and Run Consumer 6. Conclusion: Did Reality kill the Radio Star?

Trajce Cvetkovski holds a PhD (Political Science) degree from the University of Queensland and teaches law and governance at the School of Political Science and International Studies. He also practises as a lawyer. His research interests include the political economy of popular culture and corporate media citizenship and regulation. He is currently interested in technological change and the future of popular music. His most recent book is Copyright and Popular Media: Liberal Villains and Technological Change (2013).