This book reconceives how we understand music and the music business in a changing, borderless era. Bringing researchers from across the globe together, it is a forum that debates and maps the challenges and opportunities of 'music ecosystems' — complex networks that span industries, technologies, jurisdictions and value streams. Challenging conventional labels such as the music industry or music business, the book situates music within the emergent ecosystem economy and examines how artificial intelligence and cross sector platforms amplify complexity and interdependencies. Contributors clarify three complementary uses of ‘ecosystem’ — business ecosystems, the ecosystem economy and music ecosystems — and propose new conceptual tools to capture multi actor, transnational dynamics. Essential reading for students, scholars, policymakers and industry professionals, this volume provides insights and theoretical frameworks for navigating and understanding music ecosystems. It is a timely, rigorous and collaborative resource for anyone seeking to understand the future of music in a world where borders and sectors increasingly blur.
