CfP: Short form books about music business, technology and culture for The Anthem Impact in Music Business, Technology and Culture series; Deadline: 31.08.2026.
CfP: Short form books about music business, technology and culture
Proposals for peer-reviewed short-form books (up to 30,000 words inclusive of notes/bibliography) are welcomed for The Anthem Impact in Music Business, Technology and Culture series that I manage.
Topics should relate to any aspect of music business and/or its intersections with technology or culture, and should feature original scholarly research and new perspectives.
Proposals from emerging and established scholars from diverse territories and genres are encouraged, provided they contribute to global discourse, and while I am open to any potential suggestions, would envisage areas (non-exhaustive list!) such as:
Artist management
Music marketing and promotion (online and offline)
Music PR (online and offline)
Live music production and/or consumption
Digital distribution models and issues
Music supervision
Music publishing
Music technologies
Intersections with film, TV and other media
Intersections with online and console gaming
Legal issues
Copyright issues
Contractual issues
Welfare and wellbeing issues
Remix cultures
Audiences and fandom
The series is tailored for a scholarly audience and professionals within the music industry, and there are currently three books under contract, with others in review. The first book of the series – David Arditi’s Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: from taping to Napster to TikTok was published earlier this year.
https://anthempress.com/books/series/anthem-impact-in-music-business-technology-and-culture
I would recommend contacting me direct to discuss your ideas/proposal prior to formal submission at chris.anderton[at]solent.ac.uk (rather than replying to this list)
I am open to receiving proposals on a rolling basis throughout the year, but for those who like a deadline, please contact me by 31 August 2026.