REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

• 7 Second 'Twerk Team' Vine Video Delivers 750% Sales Increase To Year Old Song
• POLL: If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify? – Initial Results
• Music Ad Watch: Snoop & Family Get Busy At Overstock.com Snoopermarket
• The Story Of The Bank Of Muse: Marketing Music With Alternative Currencies
• Univision Takes On Pandora, iHeart Radio With A Little Help From The Echo Nest
• SXSW 2014 Registrations, Hotels On Sale

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• Hypebot's Music Industry News Links and Jobs Board
• The Upward Spiral: How Journalist Steve Knopper Landed His Rolling Stone Job And Book Deal
• Save The Music: Jack White Donates $200,000 To Nat'l Recording Preservation Foundation
• Facebook's Reach = A Major TV Network
• U.S. Album Sales Hit Record Lows
• Spotify Revenue Doubled Last Year To $577 Million
• Google Copyright Infringement Reports 4X This Year
• Tor Hansen Of Yep Rock and Redeye Testifies To Congress On Copyright and Indie Music
• Merlin Slashes Independent Label Administration Fees 25% – 50%
• Former Member Sues Gogol Bordello Frontman, Alleging Financial Malfeasance

Investments

• Chirpify Finalizes $6 Million Series A Round, Teases Upcoming Live Event and TV Offerings
• Tunecore Founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells Raise $500K For Audiam

Music Apps

• Chromecast For TV A Big Hit, Now What About A Chromecast For Music?
• Nwplaying Founder On Gamifying A Music App