Andrew Leyshon is Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham. Allan Watson is Reader in Economic Geography at Loughborough University. He is Chair of the Economic Geography Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of platformization and its consequences for the music industries. Rich in empirical evidence, using primary and secondary data, the authors utilize their research on MusicTech start-ups, independent artists, and live streaming musicians, to show that platforms are not neutral technologies, rather they are shaped by the social, economic, and political environments they operate in.

• 1. Introduction2. Platformization and the recorded music industry3. Rights and rents in the new platform music industries4. "MusicTech" and third-wave platform reintermediation5. Social media and the mobilization of fan enthusiasm6. Live music, live streaming7. Digital literacy, data and democratization8. Conclusion

Andrew Leyshon is Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham. Allan Watson is Reader in Economic Geography at Loughborough University. He is Chair of the Economic Geography Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of platformization and its consequences for the music industries. Rich in empirical evidence, using primary and secondary data, the authors utilize their research on MusicTech start-ups, independent artists, and live streaming musicians, to show that platforms are not neutral technologies, rather they are shaped by the social, economic, and political environments they operate in.

• 1. Introduction2. Platformization and the recorded music industry3. Rights and rents in the new platform music industries4. "MusicTech" and third-wave platform reintermediation5. Social media and the mobilization of fan enthusiasm6. Live music, live streaming7. Digital literacy, data and democratization8. Conclusion

Andrew Leyshon is Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham. Allan Watson is Reader in Economic Geography at Loughborough University. He is Chair of the Economic Geography Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of platformization and its consequences for the music industries. Rich in empirical evidence, using primary and secondary data, the authors utilize their research on MusicTech start-ups, independent artists, and live streaming musicians, to show that platforms are not neutral technologies, rather they are shaped by the social, economic, and political environments they operate in.

• 1. Introduction2. Platformization and the recorded music industry3. Rights and rents in the new platform music industries4. "MusicTech" and third-wave platform reintermediation5. Social media and the mobilization of fan enthusiasm6. Live music, live streaming7. Digital literacy, data and democratization8. Conclusion