“You Know You’re Missing Out on Something”: Collective Nostalgia and Community in Tim’s Twitter Listening Party during COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our social lives. Stay-at-home and social distancing orders have resulted in the absence of live musical performances. In this context, our paper examinesTim’s Twitter Listening Party, which constitutes a new form of musicking where musicians do not exist as active performers; rather, musicians and audience members participate together to create a musical experience. The elements of the listening party can be linked to previous research on (1) participation, (2) collective nostalgia, and (3) community-making. Finally, collective nostalgia offers comfort to individuals during a time of uncertainty.

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