Popular Music, Stars and Stardom.
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- computer
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- 9781760462130
- 782.42164092
- ML420.K675 .P678 2018
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. Popular Music, Stars and Stardom: Definitions, Discourses, Interpretations -- 2. Interstellar Songwriting: What Propels a Song Beyond Escape Velocity? -- 3. A Good Black Music Story? Black American Stars in Australian Musical Entertainment Before 'Jazz' -- 4. 'You're Messin' Up My Mind': Why Judy Jacques Avoided the Path of the Pop Diva -- 5. Wendy Saddington: Beyond an 'Underground Icon' -- 6. Unsung Heroes: Recreating the Ensemble Dynamic of Motown's Funk Brothers -- 7. When Divas and Rock Stars Collide: Interpreting Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé's Barcelona -- 8. Intimacy, Authenticity and 'Worlding' in Beyoncé's Star Project -- Index.
A popular fascination with fame and stardom has existed in Western culture since the late eighteenth century; a fascination that, in the twenty‑first century, reaches into almost every facet of public life. The pervasive nature of stardom in modern society demands study from the perspectives of distinct but thematically connected disciplines.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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