Platformed! How Streaming, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence are Shaping Music Cultures

Tiziano Bonini is Associate Professor in Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Siena. He has co-edited the book Radio Audiences and Participation in the age of network society (with B. Monclus, Routledge, 2015) and co-authored the book Algorithms of Resistance (with E. Treré, MIT Press, 2024).Paolo Magaudda is Associate Professor in Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Padova. He is author of History of Digital Media (with G. Balbi, Routledge, 2018) and Youth People and The Smartphone (with M. Drusian and C.M. Scarcelli, Palgrave 2022).

• 1. Introduction: How Digital Platforms are Changing Music.- 2. Streaming: Where it Comes From.- 3. Platforms: Why Music Depends on Them.- 4. Algorithms: Who Selects Music for Us.- 5. Listeners: How They Shape Music Consumption Practices.- 6. Artificial Intelligence: Where the Music of the Future is Heading.- 7. Conclusions: What is the Value of Music.