Every Thursday, Electronic Beats hosts Kikelomo, Juba and OttO Kent shine a spotlight on music, culture and what’s next. From new releases, to the week’s crucial headlines in tech, fashion, and the arts, to the pop culture phenomena and discourse shaping our feeds right now – The Week is your frequency filter for the age of everything, everywhere, all at once. The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories. Follow @electronicbeats on Instagram and TikTok for more news updates, interviews and background stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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episode 27: Genre vs. Identity, Controversial streaming royalties, Missy Eliot
Music taste and fandom have always been tied to our identities, but today it can seem like musical genres themselves are being replaced by identity-driven scenes. At least, according to music researcher Kriss Thakrar, who recently wrote a piece for the music industry blog Midia Research. OttO Kent invites Christa Belle to the studio to discuss this potential ‘tug-of-war’ between genre and identity. Plus: Controversial changes for Spotify streaming royalties, Missy Elliot becoming the first female rapper in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, rap history slipping away online and new Grammy categories.
OttO Kent recommends you read this piece on the beef between DJ Akademiks and Saucy Santana.
Check out Christa Belle’s new favourite genre Skwee and OttO’s favourite @thealgorythm on TikTok.
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The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.
Host: OttO Kent
Writers for this episode: Aaron Gonsher, Helena Schmidt and Jacob Sperber
Edit and sound design: Marc Übel
Lead Producer: Isabel Woop
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