Cameron M. Weber is an economist and historian living in Brooklyn, where he also produces a current events program about political economy called Hardfire TV with the BRIC Arts Media House.Ying Zhen is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Department of Business and Economics, Wesleyan College, Georgia, USA.J. J. Arias is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Georgia College and State University, Georgia, USA.

• 1: Who is a (Musical) Artist and Why 2: Markets in Music 3: The Economics of Music Copyright 4: Political Economy of Music During the Covid Era: The Bowie Theory and Beyond 5: Empirical Results

Cameron M. Weber is an economist and historian living in Brooklyn, where he also produces a current events program about political economy called Hardfire TV with the BRIC Arts Media House.Ying Zhen is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Department of Business and Economics, Wesleyan College, Georgia, USA.J. J. Arias is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Georgia College and State University, Georgia, USA.

• 1: Who is a (Musical) Artist and Why 2: Markets in Music 3: The Economics of Music Copyright 4: Political Economy of Music During the Covid Era: The Bowie Theory and Beyond 5: Empirical Results

Cameron M. Weber is an economist and historian living in Brooklyn, where he also produces a current events program about political economy called Hardfire TV with the BRIC Arts Media House.Ying Zhen is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Department of Business and Economics, Wesleyan College, Georgia, USA.J. J. Arias is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Georgia College and State University, Georgia, USA.

• 1: Who is a (Musical) Artist and Why 2: Markets in Music 3: The Economics of Music Copyright 4: Political Economy of Music During the Covid Era: The Bowie Theory and Beyond 5: Empirical Results