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Pop Music Management: Lessons from the Managers of Number One Albums
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Michael Mary Murphy

Pop Music Management

Lessons from the Managers of Number One Albums

Michael Mary Murphy

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English
Routledge
30 December 2024
Music: styles & genres; Business & management; Music industry
What can the top of the charts in the world’s biggest music market tell us about management? This book analyses pop music successes to understand the role of managers and management.

A critical study of management in the pop music industry, the book illuminates the key trends in music management and how these have changed significantly in the last 60 years. The author shows how those changes have influenced the music we hear and how it is represented. Featuring insights into equality, diversity and inclusion, the book also highlights how pop music management has contributed to consolidation in the global music industry. The book examines the management behind acts, including Taylor Swift, the Beatles, K-pop icons, hip-hip pioneers, Johnny Cash, Jay-Z, Carole King, and many others. By providing clear and concise examples of the management behind Number One albums in the US charts, the book invites the reader not only to think about real-world management but also to consider getting involved with management themselves.

This practical and accessible book will prove valuable reading for students and scholars of the music business, and provide insightful lessons for music managers around the world.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm, 
Weight:   453g
ISBN:   9781032253749
ISBN 10:   1032253746
Pages:   156
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1. What Management Isn’t: The Singing Nun 2. Key Moments in UK Pop Management 3. Key Moments in US Pop Music Management 4. Black Enterprise and Pop 5. Early Women Managers 6. The Relationship Between Artists and Managers 7. Artists Who Manage 8. Modern Management: K-Pop

Michael Mary Murphy teaches music industry and entrepreneurship at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dublin, Ireland. Previously he worked in various roles in the music industry, starting in the Dublin DIY music scene, before working for major labels in London and New York, and then managing music acts in the US and Canada.

Reviews for Pop Music Management: Lessons from the Managers of Number One Albums

'More than a how-to, this book is a wonderful synthesis of engaging real-life examples with traditional management theory one might find in a business management classroom. Pop Music Management should be a go-to for anyone hoping to learn the craft.' Jeremy Peters, Wayne State University, USA ‘Through tales of singing nuns, business-savvy larks, and even Taylor Swift, Michael Murphy uses the fascinating history of pop music management to demonstrate how the visionaries working alongside musicians have shaped the industry as we know it today. Managers, musicians, and scholars can all draw from Murphy’s insightful analysis of trends past and present.’ Heather McDonald, Instructor of Arts Management and Director of the Music Industry Concentration, College of Charleston, USA


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