Is music criticism as we know it dead? Danish music has faced increasingly challenging conditions over the past several years. Reader numbers are declining at the same time as music coverage is receiving less and less priority in the daily press. Just in the past year, Berlingske and Jyllands-Posten have begun significantly reducing their cultural coverage, and a similar gradual trend has been observed in most other newspapers. Internationally, there is also upheaval with the closure of the respected music publication Pitchfork and its transition to the men's magazine GQ.
These cutbacks not only have consequences for music criticism in Danish media but also for society as a whole and the musicians themselves - both established and commercial musicians, as well as those working within narrower and more niche genres. How does it affect cultural dialogue and the future of art if music does not have a place in public discourse? What does the evolution of the media landscape mean for the performing artists themselves? Where should music enthusiasts look for smaller genres and tomorrow's stars? What new forms of criticism can we envision becoming prevalent in the near future? These are the questions we will seek to explore during this panel debate.
Panel: Anna Ullman, critic and cultural journalist; Ole Rosenstand Svidt, acting editor-in-chief/GAFFA; Malthe Hjort, music journalist and reviewer/Soundvenue.
Moderator: Nanna Balslev, former music editor/Berlingske, instructor/RMC.
The session will be in Danish.
Presented by Art Music Denmark in collaboration with Promus & SPOT+.
