Music Genres and Corporate Cultures

How do major labels manage different genres, artists and staff? How do takeovers affect the treatment of artists? Why and how did EMI Records attempt to change their corporate culture?Music Genres and Corporate Cultures reveals how the creation, circulation and consumption of popular music are shaped by record companies and corporate business styles. Negus examines the tension between rap's public image as the spontaneous music of the streets and the practicalities of the market Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.