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Rewind – The Music Industry’s Week In Review: Nimbit, Spotify, SXSW, Beyond Oblivion, & More

  • 10 strategies to engage fans through social media.
  • Hypebot questions: Is social media out of control?
  • Hackers have uncovered Google's new Music service.
  • Hypebot interviews a hyperlocal blogger from the UK.
  • What does it really mean to be a working musician now?
  • Direct-to-fan service Nimbit has raised $1.25 in funding.

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  • DJ dominance at SoundCloud may be coming to an end.
  • Here's a simple, yet effective Facebook marketing tip.
  • The 7 ways most non-famous musicians make a living.
  • Musician reveals the strangeness of Spotify payments.
  • Did ReverbNation partnership hurt or help MySpace?
  • Has the power dynamic of music magazines shifted?
  • Hypebot interviewed Fantic.fm on monetizing music.
  • Spotify is now biggest paid service with 1M subscribers.
  • ReDigi argues that it can sell MP3s legally on the web.
  • Hypebot asked readers if the piracy debate lives. Yes.
  • Retailers are looking to lower the cost of stocking a CD.
  • Will we see the elimination of the major label model?
  • BMI has become yet another victim of Anonymous.
  • News Corp has invested $77M in Beyond Oblivion.

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