The Hegemony of English in Pop Music

Identifier:  TFG:4371

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG4371

Authors:  Juárez Blasco, Alexia

Abstract:
It has been claimed that English has lost its hegemony in the global music industry. My work will start from that research question: Has English lost its hegemony in pop music? I will analyze the position of English 10 years ago as compare to the current trends. First, I will look at whether English did have hegemony in this musical genre. I will focus on quantitative indicators such as revenue, popularity and visibility and music lists. Once I have stated English hegemony, I will look at the current data for the same quantitative indicators to show the possible differences. Last, I will address the changes that have occurred in the last 10 years.