Streaming Sounds

In a time when music streaming has become the dominant mode of consuming music recordings, this book interrogates how users go about listening to music in their everyday lives in a context where streaming services are focused on not only the circulation of music for users but also the circulation of user data and attention.

Michael James Walsh is an Australian sociologist and Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia. His research interests include the sociology of interaction, the writings of Erving Goffman, cultural sociology, technology and music. A chief dimension of his research involves exploring the reception of communication technologies as they relate to and impact on social interaction.

Introduction: Streaming and the transformation of music listening 1. User-made playlists and the shaping of social interaction 2. Platform-generated playlists and the curation of musical listening 3. Social media convergence: Presenting the self through music listening 4. The networking of music streaming: Facilitating interaction and obtaining discretion 5. Ubiquitous music streaming: Incorporating music into the everyday