The Modern Groupie: A Music Feeds Study

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4. The Active Groupie

OK – we should be fair. Social networking has also resulted in a super-breed of non-crazy proactive fans. With fan communities based around Facebook and Twitter, street team members can number in the millions. This can come in handy when your favourite artist is facing hardship, or if you’ve been trolled into beliebing they’re facing hardships.

When Kurt Cobain died, people gathered in small clumps for candle-lit vigils. When Bieber was reported to have cancer, this happened.

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