Editorial Introduction

Koos Zwaan is Associate Professor in Media, Culture and Citizenship at Inholland University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD with a dissertation on the career development of pop musicians. His research interest  include popular music and popular culture, the music industry and new media. He has co-edited a volume on fan studies (The Ashgate Research Companion to Fan Cultures, Ashgate, 2014, together with Linda Duits and Stijn Reijnders) and a volume on the TV format Idols (Adapting Idols: Authenticity, Identity and Performance in a Global Television Format, Ashgate, 2012, with Joost de Bruin).