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The constant changes in music technology are discussed regarding the sociologies of music audiences to argue that evaluation of the technology is an important & wide project. Changes in the music industry are tracked by decade regarding music & sonic platforms, music mobility, the legality of file sharing, & the linkages between technology & identity. A discussion of fan statement of identity through music & a changing common aurality locates shifts in music consumption to personal music knowledge, history, consent, & fashion in the i-Pod & ring tones. The author concludes that these new trends have redefined the music market, & predicts that in the upcoming future of pirating & copyright breaches, downloading & ring tones are an opportunity for research to evaluate the changes in technology.