popular musicology


the field of musicological study that engages with popular forms of music, especially music -ssociated with commerce, entertainment and leisure activities. it is distinct from ‘popular music studies’ in its primary concern with criticism and -n-lysis of the music itself, although it does not ignore social and cultural context.
the journal popular musicology online, which began as a print-based journal in 1994 at the university of salford, uk.

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