REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Spotify Hits 3 Million Paid Subscribers, 20% Conversion Rate.

• Startup Murfie Gets $1.4 Million To Rip Used CD's, Sell  Downloads.
• Gobbler Gets $1.75 Million To Expand Musician File Management.
• Indie EU Trade Group IMPALA Comes Out Swinging In EMI Sale Fight.
• Rhapsody Expands Into Europe With Purchase Of Napster UK, Germany.
• Tom Silverman On The 1st Anniversary Of The Resurrection Of The Music Business.

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• Warner Music Orders YouTube Takedown Of Slow Motion Crochet Video With No Music.
• Beyond Oblivion Files Bankrupcy, Owes Sony, WMG, Others Up To $500 Million.
• Unofficial Music Marketing At SXSW.
• Demand = Value In The New Music Economy.
• Is A Music Industry MBA Right For You?
• Lana Del Rey Leaves Early Adopters Behind
• YouTube Rejects Matador Records Ad Of 2 Men Embracing As "Non Family Safe" [VIDEO]
• Jonathan Coulton On MegaUpload, SOPA & More.
• Digital Music Piracy Since 2004 [INFOGRAPHIC]