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# WED. BRIEF: Emoticast Raises $5M • WMG Adds Vinyl Only Label • Koba’t’s AWAL App • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-emoticast-raises-5m-wmg-adds-vinyl-only-label-kobats-awal-app-more/
- Published: 2017-03-29T08:39:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-29T08:39:00.000Z
- Description: Wednesday 3.29.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Superstar investors are betting $5M on Emoticast's combo of music and messaging. Updated continuously under our More News tab
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, 5 News, A Wednesday!, Alfa Romeo Spider, Architecture of India, Association football, Atari, BBC, Research, Twitter, United States, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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*Superstar investors are [betting $5M](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/news.html) on Emoticast's combo of music and messaging.* 

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