Co-creation experiences in the music business: a systematic literature review

Purpose Various literature have contextualised value co-creation concept in the music business and how that notion puts into practice in benefitting the actors in this particular business. The purpose of this paper is to review the extant literature to comprehend regarding the applicability of co-creation in music business which can be used to map and evaluate strategies used to stimulate and exercise co-creation experiences; focus from such co-creational activities; stages during which co-creation occurred; channels in which the music as cultural product is delivered; and the co-creative platform used that can be useful for practitioners as well as scholars in the music business. Design/methodology/approach Of the available academic databases that exist on the online platform, this study takes into account six scholarly databases, i.e., Emerald, EBSCO, ISI Web of Sciences, ProQuest, ScienceDirect and Scopus. Findings Having filtered through the initial 113 papers that fulfil the predetermined criteria, this study discovers 33 empirical journal and proceeding papers that have discussed the co-creation concept in the music context from 2011 to 2017. Originality/value This paper is the first to integrate five practical criteria as to how co-creation is applied and contextualised in the music business. It also contributes to the academic literature by presenting an exhaustive selective review of the value co-creation concept and its applicability to the music business.