Stahl, Matt, 1965-

Unfree Masters : Recording Artists and the Politics of Work - Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2013. - x, 296 p. ; 25 cm. - Refiguring American music . - Refiguring American music. .

Includes bibliographical references (P. [269]-282) and index.

American Idol and narratives of meritocracy -- Rockumentary and the new model worker -- Carving out recording artists from California's seven-year rule -- Freedom, unfreedom, and the rhetoric of (the recording) contract -- Recording artists, work for hire, employment, and appropriation.

9780822353287 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822353430 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2012011603


Popular music--Writing and publishing--United States.
Popular music--Economic aspects--United States.
Intellectual property--United States.
Sound recording industry--United States.

ML3477 / .S725 2013

338.47/780973