Music in Orbit

"Deeply attentive to the dynamics of media industries and policymaking, Fauteux shows how satellites became central to music distribution over the last thirty years. His highly engaging book details the rise of SiriusXM and powerfully reveals how orbit serves as a domain of culture, value, and commodification in radio and streaming industries."—Lisa Parks, author of Cultures in Orbit: Satellites and the Televisual

"Fauteux orbits dazzlingly around his subject matter, covering satellite music's shifting value as a commodity, an industry, and a source of cultural  connection over its brief history. A must-read for anyone interested in the culture, technology, and business of twenty-first-century music circulation and reception."—Jason Loviglio, author of Radio's Intimate Public: Network Broadcasting and Mass-Mediated Democracy ​