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The Symbiotic Relationship between a Subculture and a Particular Musical Genre
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Abstract
Subculture, as a kind of cultural form formed outside the mainstream culture, is shaped by specific groups based on common interests, values and lifestyles. The popularity of the Internet and social media has not only accelerated the collection and dissemination of subculture groups but also reshaped the symbiotic mode between subculture and music genres—from the closed communication of underground scenes to the global and instant digital interaction. This transformation not only provides subculture music with unprecedented creative freedom and communication efficiency, but also makes it face the dual challenges of commercial incorporation and cultural dilution. This paper aims to reveal the changes of the symbiotic relationship between subculture and music genre in the digital age, and focuses on three core questions: How do subculture and music genre interact? How does digital technology affect the production and dissemination path of subculture music? What is the impact of commercial intervention on the symbiosis mode of the two? The study attempts to provide new ideas for understanding the development path of subculture through an interdisciplinary perspective, and at the same time, it proposes practical enlightenment for balancing the commercial logic of the music industry with the spiritual value of subculture, so as to help the sustainable development of multicultural ecology in the information age.
Keywords
subculture music genre, digital technology commercialization
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Xue,J. (2025). The Symbiotic Relationship between a Subculture and a Particular Musical Genre. Advances in Humanities Research,12(1),35-38.
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