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MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

• Hope you had a happy 4/20.  Maybe you got out your old Bob Marley records and kicked back. April 20th is (un)officially National Marijuana Day. Here's a look at how the day got its name thanks to the Grateful Dead (Pollstar)
• A new Norwegian study shows that music pirates buy 10 time more music than the rest of us. (Gizmodo)
• Don Henley has filed a lawsuit against a conservative Republican senatorial candidate for using his song without permission. (cNet)
• Future cell phone to take on music editing. (Reuters)
• China Mobile Users, Music Downloads Set New Records (IDG)
• The Memefication Of Your Band. Stuart Dredge over at Music Ally points us to a bit full of itself but still quite worth post on musicians, memes and the "The Perception Economy".  (Digipendent)
• Latin entertainment company Batanga has received a fourth round of financing to expand the ad network for its music streams and magazines. (press release)
• Metacafe Creates Entertainment Hubs, Tries New Look (paidContent)