2nd Edition

Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry The Social Construction of Female Popular Music Stars

By Kristin Lieb Copyright 2018
294 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry combines interview data with music industry professionals with theoretical frameworks from sociology, mass communication, and marketing to explain and explore the gender differences female artists experience. This book provides a rare lens on the rigid packaging process that transforms female artists of various genres into female pop stars.... Read more

Chapter 1 Critical Frameworks for Considering Pop Stars

Chapter 2 Female Popular Music Stars as Brands

Chapter 3 The Modern Music Industry

Chapter 4 The Lifecycle for Female Popular Music Stars

Chapter 5 The Lifecycle Model Continued

Chapter 6 Theoretical Foundations for the Lifecycle

Biography

Kristin J. Lieb is an assistant professor of marketing communication at Emerson College, where she also teaches courses in the school's Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies minor. She writes about branding in various industries, and has worked as a freelance writer for Billboard and Rolling Stone, a researcher for Harvard Business School, and a marketing and business development executive for several music-related companies.