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# AM BRIEF: Pirates Outrank Streamers • Americana Outsells Country • Beyonce Sells 2M Tix • LPFM • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-pirates-outrank-streamers-americana-outsells-country-beyonce-sells-2m-tix-lpfm-more/
- Published: 2016-10-17T07:19:53.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-17T07:19:53.000Z
- Description: Monday 10.17.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Does free streaming really reduce piracy when traffic on PBay and YouTube-MP3 surpasses Spotify and Pandora? Updated continuously under our More News tab
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Free streaming, Freemium, iTunes, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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