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# FRI. BRIEF: Ariana Grande As Heroine • Spotify Adds To Board • MQA Nabs Nugs • “Synch This!” • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-ariana-grande-as-heroine-spotify-adds-to-board-mqa-nabs-nugs-synch-this-more/
- Published: 2017-05-26T08:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-26T08:15:00.000Z
- Description: Friday 5.26.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It's easy to dismiss Ariana Grande as fluff, but to fans she's refreshingly much more. Perhaps naively, I hope that she. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/05/am-brief-ariana-grande-as-heroine-spotify-adds-to-board-mqa-nabs-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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 *It's easy to dismiss Ariana Grande as fluff, but to fans she's refreshingly [much more](http://paper.li/hypebot/1472333621?ref=hypebot.com#/). Perhaps naively, I hope that she turns this horrific tragedy into a teachable moment or even a turning point.*

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