INQ 300-G Contemporary Issues: The Ecology of Music: Journals

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publishes articles on American composers, performers, publishers, institutions, events, and the music industry, as well as book and recording reviews, bibliographies, and discographies. Article topics have included the lyricism of Charles Ives, Henry Cowell's "sliding tones," Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, Henry Brant's "Spatial Music," the reception and transformation of pop icons such as Presley and Sinatra, and the history and analysis of blues, jazz, folk music, and mixed and emerging musical styles.

Begun in 1980, Black Music Research Journal is published in the spring and fall of each year and includes articles about the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music. BMRJ is an official journal of the Center for Black Music Research

includes articles about the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music. BMRJ is an official journal of the Center for Black Music Research and is published by the University of Illinois Press.

the refereed journal of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology. The journal seeks to provide a dynamic forum for the presentation of new thinking in the field of ethnomusicology - defined broadly as the study of "people making music", and encompassing the study of all musics, including Western art music and popular musics.

As the official journal of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Ethnomusicology is the premier publication in the field. Its scholarly articles represent current theoretical perspectives and research in ethnomusicology and related fields, while playing a central role in expanding the discipline in the United States and abroad. Aimed at a diverse audience of musicologists, anthropologists, folklorists, cultural studies scholars, musicians, and others, this inclusive journal also features book, recording, film, video, and multimedia reviews. Peer-reviewed by the Society’s international membership, Ethnomusicology has been published three times a year since the 1950s.

2011 through Academic Search Complete; all issues,1984 – present, are freely accessible at http://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.edu/about

Journal of traditional song, music, and dance published under the auspices of the English Folk Dance & Song Society.

Essays and book reviews on popular culture in all areas of the arts, humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.

Dedicated to research on popular music throughout the world & approached from a variety of positions.

From 1949 - 1968

Aims to combine ethnomusicological, musicological, music educational and performance-based research in a unique way to promote the musical arts on the African continent.

Acts as a a unified African voice for African music research

Research articles and reviews for a general readership about popular music, culture, and sociology.

Explores the historical, ethnographic, & socio-cultural dimensions of Latin American music in Latin American social groups, including the Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, & Portuguese populations in the United States.

the peer-reviewed journal of the SIBE-Society for Ethnomusicology and the Spanish branch of the IASPM (International Association for the Study of Popular Music). It is a refereed journal published once a year under the auspices of the SIBE and IASPM-Spain.

Published by: International Council for Traditional Music

As Billboard’s consumer-faced online home, Billboard.com features an extensive array of searchable, playable charts, breaking music news, artist interviews and exclusives, news, video and more. Launched in 1995 as Billboard Online, Billboard.com now attracts well over ten million unique visitors each month in more than 100 countries and has become the de facto digital destination for popular music.

MusicRow is a Nashville music industry trade publication which has been providing reviews, breaking news, and in-depth coverage for 40 years. The publication delivers online content in addition to six annual print magazines including its InCharge, Artist Roster and Publisher directories.

Rolling Stone is a monthly magazine that covers music, film, television, and politics. Founded in 1967, Rolling Stone remains a popular monthly publication, weathering declining readership in the 1990s, criticism for cover images and controversial articles, and the 2017 sale of co-founder Jann Wenner's controlling shares. The magazine reports on music, film, and television releases, pop culture in its many forms, and political events, and was considered by many to be a "counterculture bible" in its early decades - defining what was cool and setting the standards for pop culture consumption. The magazine's website features articles, blogs, music, video, and more.

n 1985, SPIN launched with a self-deprecating but sincere introduction from founder Bob Guccione Jr. “The world needs a lot of things before it needs more magazines,” he wrote. “However, I thought a lot of people might want SPIN, including myself.” And he was right. Over the past three-plus decades, SPIN has proven that even in the face of paradigm shifts in the media and music industries — the decline of print, the record business bust, our in-house changes — there is no shortage of people longing to read features, interviews and more from writers “with real excitement about music.”

The Source is a United States-based, full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's longest-running rap periodical.

Founded in 1992 by iconic music and film producer Quincy Jones as a print publication, VIBE is a leading entertainment and lifestyle brand delivering content across multiple media platforms to a diverse audience around the world. With over 25 years of celebrating Black culture, VIBE continues to embrace the soulful roots that chronicle the artists, celebrities, sounds, fashion​, and events—from hip-hop and R&B to the modern-day converging music landscape.

NME is the original home of new music - featuring exclusive interviews and behind the scenes access, breaking news, essential reviews and amazing and iconic rock photography, every week.