BEA2026

As streaming and social media algorithms replace radio and other traditional media as the main recommendation engines for music, is there still a space in the culture for the "old" ways of introducing music to us? Is there still a point to broadcasting the VMAs or the Grammys? What about music critics at newspapers or magazines? This panel will examine the present and future of media related to the promotion of popular music.
Moderator: David Crider, SUNY - Oswego
Panelists: Jennifer Williamson, WVST-FM/Virginia State University
Nicholas Smith, SUNY Fredonia
Jennifer Rachel Billinson, Syracuse University