Climbing the charts : what radio airplay tells us about the diffusion of innovation /

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Author / Creator:	Rossman, Gabriel, 1977-
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subject:	Radio broadcasting -- Social aspects -- United States. Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History. Popular culture -- United States. Popular culture. Radio broadcasting. Radio broadcasting -- Social aspects. United States. Popular music. History. Popular music. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11132972

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ISBN:	9781400842445 1400842441 9780691148731 0691148732 9780691166711
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. PDF title page (Ebscohost; viewed on May 25, 2012).
Summary:	Despite the growth of digital media, traditional FM radio airplay still remains the essential way for musicians to achieve commercial success. Climbing the Charts examines how songs rise, or fail to rise, up the radio airplay charts. Looking at the relationships between record labels, tastemakers, and the public, Gabriel Rossman develops a clear picture of the roles of key players and the gatekeeping mechanisms in the commercial music industry. Along the way, he explores its massive inequalities, debunks many popular misconceptions about radio stations' abilities to dictate hits, and.
Other form:	Print version: Rossman, Gabriel, 1977- Climbing the charts. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012] 9780691148731
Standard no.:	ebc913739

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