Prof. Mike Alleyne
@profmikealleyne.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus of Recording Industry at MTSU, Ph.D, Popular Music Scholar, International Award-Winning Author & Editor, Keynote Speaker.
Read and download my newly published Sly Stone obituary from the Rock Music Studies webpage (and access the link in the comments).
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Read and download my newly published Sly Stone obituary from the Rock Music Studies webpage (and access the link in the comments).
My latest @forbes.com article explores the implications of the 2025 year-end Billboard Reggae Albums Chart. www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
My latest @forbes.com article explores the implications of the 2025 year-end Billboard Reggae Albums Chart. www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
Excerpts from the New York Times Jimmy Cliff obituary that quotes me. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Excerpts from the New York Times Jimmy Cliff obituary that quotes me. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff. The New York Times quoted me in this story. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
Jimmy Cliff, Singer Who Helped Bring Reggae to Global Audience, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff. The New York Times quoted me in this story. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
Prince’s 1985 album ‘Around the World in a Day’ is about to be reissued in a 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. For my Forbes article, I spoke to recording engineer Susan Rogers, art director Laura LiPuma, and artist Doug Henders about the record. www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Prince’s 1985 album ‘Around the World in a Day’ is about to be reissued in a 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. For my Forbes article, I spoke to recording engineer Susan Rogers, art director Laura LiPuma, and artist Doug Henders about the record. www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar received an enthusiastic review in the latest edition of the Popular Music academic journal. It also includes my chapter, "Rhythm, Rasta, Rock and 'Electric Avenue': The Electric Guitar in Anglo-Caribbean Popular Music."
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar received an enthusiastic review in the latest edition of the Popular Music academic journal. It also includes my chapter, "Rhythm, Rasta, Rock and 'Electric Avenue': The Electric Guitar in Anglo-Caribbean Popular Music."
Another one of my interesting articles for @forbes.com - www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
Why Is Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ Still Reggae’s No. 1 Album?
Forty-one years after it was first released, Marley’s 'Legend' compilation once again sits at #1 on the Billboard Reggae Album chart.
www.forbes.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Another one of my interesting articles for @forbes.com - www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
My new @forbes.com article explores two recent royalty lawsuits involving bands from the late 1970s and early 1980s: Supertramp and The Police.
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My new @forbes.com article explores two recent royalty lawsuits involving bands from the late 1970s and early 1980s: Supertramp and The Police.
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
I’m now a contributor to Forbes on the music industry. ✅🎉
Read my new article on Bruce Springsteen’s coordination of his business and creative activities.
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
Read my new article on Bruce Springsteen’s coordination of his business and creative activities.
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
Bruce Springsteen Perfected Business Launch Timing With ‘Tracks II’
The release of 'Tracks II' intersects with Springsteen's record tour income, the release of his biopic, and a new expanded edition of his 'Nebraska' album.
www.forbes.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I’m now a contributor to Forbes on the music industry. ✅🎉
Read my new article on Bruce Springsteen’s coordination of his business and creative activities.
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
Read my new article on Bruce Springsteen’s coordination of his business and creative activities.
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeal...
Celebrating my book's first five months on the market: www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
August 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Celebrating my book's first five months on the market: www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
A moment from my positively received IASPM Paris 2025 conference keynote session on “Culture, Commerce, and Authenticity: Black British Recordings in Context” (Photo by Tim Anderson).
July 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A moment from my positively received IASPM Paris 2025 conference keynote session on “Culture, Commerce, and Authenticity: Black British Recordings in Context” (Photo by Tim Anderson).
It’s nice to witness the physical presence of my book at the IASPM conference in Paris.
July 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It’s nice to witness the physical presence of my book at the IASPM conference in Paris.
I’ll be presenting at the IASPM Paris 2025 conference!
June 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’ll be presenting at the IASPM Paris 2025 conference!
My latest book chapter is now published, discussing the 2022 autobiographies of producers Chris Blackwell and Trevor Horn. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rereading...
June 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
My latest book chapter is now published, discussing the 2022 autobiographies of producers Chris Blackwell and Trevor Horn. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rereading...
It’s interesting timing with the celebration of one hundred years of Black British music at London’s Barbican Music Library exhibition coinciding with the publication of my new book (20% discount with code 25AFLY1).
www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
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March 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It’s interesting timing with the celebration of one hundred years of Black British music at London’s Barbican Music Library exhibition coinciding with the publication of my new book (20% discount with code 25AFLY1).
www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
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NEWLY PUBLISHED: My analysis of Black British music’s challenges in the American market in the last decades of the 20th century is now available worldwide in hardback and e-Book formats.
www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
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March 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
NEWLY PUBLISHED: My analysis of Black British music’s challenges in the American market in the last decades of the 20th century is now available worldwide in hardback and e-Book formats.
www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
www.routledge.com/Black-Britis...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
My book will be published in just thirty days on 11th March. ✅ Available from international online book retailers. Access a preview here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
February 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My book will be published in just thirty days on 11th March. ✅ Available from international online book retailers. Access a preview here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
Arriving on 11th March, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Arriving on 11th March, 2025.
A newly published revision of the Oxford Music Online entry on legendary Jamaican guitarist, Ernest Ranglin. ✅
November 26, 2024 at 9:39 AM
A newly published revision of the Oxford Music Online entry on legendary Jamaican guitarist, Ernest Ranglin. ✅
I worked with author Lee Jaffe on this insightful book that’s now available from international bookstores and online retailers:
www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
www.amazon.com/s?k=97808478...
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www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
www.amazon.com/s?k=97808478...
See a preview here: insight.randomhouse.com/widget/v4/?w...
November 23, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I worked with author Lee Jaffe on this insightful book that’s now available from international bookstores and online retailers:
www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
www.amazon.com/s?k=97808478...
See a preview here: insight.randomhouse.com/widget/v4/?w...
www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
www.amazon.com/s?k=97808478...
See a preview here: insight.randomhouse.com/widget/v4/?w...
I wrote a chapter in the newly published Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. ✅
November 22, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I wrote a chapter in the newly published Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. ✅