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This chapter analyzes the popular music celebrity and the authentic quality of popular music. The celebrity of popular music is constructed from elements related to the technology of production and reception; the form of address that is peculiar to the singing of a song; the industrial and commodity configuration of the musical product; and the audience’s collective and individual relationship to the music and performer. Fundamental to the construction of the popular music celebrity is the conveyance of commitment, which refers to the audience’s close and intimate relationship to the pop star as well as how the artist conveys his or her authenticity in representing the audience. In some cases, authenticity is displayed through emotional sincerity, and in other cases, authenticity is expressed through the performer’s communication of solidarity with an audience. The chapter examines the group New Kids on the Block in terms of the way the celebrity signs—personalities—of the group and its members have emerged in the public sphere from the organization of the popular music industry.
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