Papers are listed alphabetically by author

Studying Diversity in the Music Industry
Michelle Conceison, Middle Tennessee State University

The Past, Present, and Future Influence of Popular Culture on the Music Industry (abstract only)
Brian Cullinan, Appalachian State University
Kim L. Wangler, Appalachian State University

Product Placements in Rap Songs: An Analysis of the Inclusion of Brands in Rap Song Lyrics from 2006-2020 (abstract only)
Tricia M. Farwell, Middle Tennessee State University
Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University
Denise Shackelford, Middle Tennessee State University

Poor Man’s Copyright: Intellectual Property and Cultural Depictions of the White Working Class in American Popular Music (abstract only, full article available in the 2022 MEIEA Journal)
Jason Lee Guthrie, Clayton State University

The Effects of Improvisation Training in the Arts Entrepreneurship Curriculum (abstract only)
Monika Herzig, Indiana University
Stan Renard, University of Texas at San Antonio

Integration Resistance in the Acquisition of Nashville Publishing Companies by International Firms (abstract only)
Dan Galen Hodges Jr., University of Colorado Denver

WTF are NFT’s, Smart Contracts, and Tokens? How Blockchain Tech Disrupts the Music Industry to Empower Artists
Andrea Johnson, Berklee College of Music

Pandemic Disruptions: Emerging Themes and Stories Among Music Ecosystems (abstract only, full article available soon in the 2022 MEIEA Journal)
Gigi Johnson, Maremel Institute
Storm Gloor, University of Colorado Denver

Public-Private Partnerships in Music Industry Education: A Mixed Methods Study of the Music Industry Technical Camp in Trinidad and Tobago (abstract only)
Farley Joel Joseph, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad

Voices of the Night: AM Radio and the Globalization of R&B (abstract only)
Paul Linden, University of Southern Mississippi

What’s Knowledge Management Got To Do With It? The Secrets of Industry-Respected Music Business Degrees (abstract only)
Fruzsina Morcz, PhD student, ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary

An Artistic Framework for Adapting Existing Works of Electronic Music to Live Performance
Ben Murphy, Box Hill Institute, Melbourne, Australia

How Record Labels and Music Publishers Deal with Copyright Issues
John Ouellette, Middle Tennessee State University

Georgia Rambler: The Life and Music of Benjamin Neely Plumb (abstract only)
Benom Plumb, University of the Pacific

Independent Musicians’ Touring Experiences Before and After the COVID-19 Shutdown (abstract only)
Waleed Rashidi, California State University, Fullerton

Learning the Music Industry at YouTube University
Christopher M. Reali, Ramapo College of New Jersey

Blockchain, NFTs, and the Future of Content Creation and Distribution of Entertainment (abstract only)
Justin Sinkovich, Columbia College Chicago
Clayton Smith, Columbia College Chicago

Same Song, Different Verse: Evolution of the Entertainment and Music Industry in the COVID Era
Mary Lauren Teague, Belmont University
Amy Bryson Smith, Belmont University

To Form a More Perfect Union: Reconstituting the Business of Record Labels
Marcus Thomas, The Hartt School, University of Hartford

Value for Value and Podcasting 2.0: A New Opportunity for Music Distribution
Robert Willey, Ball State University