Nancy Baym: “By the time musicians and industry figures realized they could use the internet to reach audiences directly, those audiences had already established their presences and social norms online, putting them in unprecedented positions of power.”
Music Fandom and the Shaping of Online Culture
Nancy Baym: “By the time musicians and industry figures realized they could use the internet to reach audiences directly, those audiences had already established their presences and social norms online, putting them in unprecedented positions of power.”
Artist-Audience Relations in the Age of Social Media
Nancy Baym asks, “How does direct access to fans change what it means to be an artist? What rewards are there that weren’t before?”
