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Popular Music is an international multi-disciplinary journal covering all aspects of the subject from the formation of social group identities through popular music, to the workings of the global music industry, or how particular pieces of music are put together. Relating to any kind of popular music, from the global commercial sphere to local folk or traditional music from any historical era or geographical location, the journal carries articles by scholars from a large variety of perspectives. Each issue contains substantial, authoritative and influential articles, shorter topical pieces, and reviews of a wide range of books. Recent thematic issues are on gender, sexuality and popular music, and music and television.
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2010s
  1. 2017 (Vol. 36)
    1. No. 3 October 2017 pp. i-iv, 339-475
    2. No. 2 MAY 2017 pp. i-iv, 157-338
    3. No. 1 Special Issue: The Critical Imperative JANUARY 2017 pp. i-iv, 1-156
  2. 2016 (Vol. 35)
    1. No. 3 OCTOBER 2016 pp. i-vi, 297-482
    2. No. 2 Special Issue: Music and Alcohol May 2016 pp. i-iv, 161-296
    3. No. 1 January 2016 pp. i-iv, 1-160
  3. 2015 (Vol. 34)
    1. No. 3 October 2015 pp. i-iv, 367-536
    2. No. 2 May 2015 pp. i-vi, 175-366
    3. No. 1 January 2015 pp. i-iv, 1-174
  4. 2014 (Vol. 33)
    1. No. 3 October 2014 pp. i-iv, 389-576
    2. No. 2 May 2014 pp. i-iv, 185-388
    3. No. 1 January 2014 pp. i-iv, 1-184
  5. 2013 (Vol. 32)
    1. No. 3 October 2013 pp. i-iv, 343-556
    2. No. 2 May 2013 pp. i-iv, 159-342
    3. No. 1 East Asian popular music and its (dis)contents January 2013 pp. i-v, 1-157
  6. 2012 (Vol. 31)
    1. No. 3 October 2012 pp. i-iv, 331-516
    2. No. 2 As Time Goes By: Music, Dance and Ageing May 2012 pp. i-vi, 193-329
    3. No. 1 January 2012 pp. i-iv, 1-192
  7. 2011 (Vol. 30)
    1. No. 3 October 2011 pp. i-iv, 297-490
    2. No. 2 Special Issue on Crossing Borders: Music of Latin America May 2011 pp. i-iv, 171-296
    3. No. 1 January 2011 pp. i-v, 1-169
  8. 2010 (Vol. 29)
    1. No. 3 October 2010 pp. i-iv, 325-509
    2. No. 2 May 2010 pp. i-iv, 181-322
    3. No. 1 Jan., 2010 pp. i-v, 1-179
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