Understanding Popular Music Culture

Understanding Popular Music Culture, 5th Edition, is a textbook that introduces the production, distribution, consumption, and meaning of popular music. It also explores key debates surrounding popular culture and musical practice.

The volume examines how music is created, circulated, and understood across various cultural and commercial settings. Discussion spans musical genres such as Electronic Dance Music, the role of back catalogues and box sets, and media formats including reality television and music biopics.

To aid learning and research, each chapter provides an expanded set of references. Readers can also access a companion website containing additional case studies, links to relevant websites, and a popular music metagenres discography.