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Radio 3,14 Dec 2017,14 mins

SeriesNothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity

Are DJs doomed?

The Essay

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Writer David Hepworth on pop music's struggles with authenticity. 4/5. Streaming music means that the people listening have just as many records as the people running the radio stations. So is the radio DJ is going the way of the blacksmith while the club DJ flourishes? A Trevor Dann's Company production for BBC Radio 3.

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