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# FRI. BRIEFING: 20 Ways To Release An Album • New Beats Headphones • Google Play Beta • UJO Blockchain • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-briefing-20-ways-to-release-an-album-new-beats-headphones-google-play-beta-ujo-blockchain-more/
- Published: 2016-09-02T07:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-02T07:45:00.000Z
- Description: As we rework our More News section (more on that here), we're producing a daily list of links from top music industry, music tech and D.I.Y. news and commentary from. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/09/am-briefing-20-ways-to-release-an-album-new-beats-headphones-google-play-be
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Beyoncé Knowles, Boys Don't Cry (film), Early access, Endless.com, Frank Ocean, Google, Google Play, IPhone, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0932033b970d-115wi "image from www.hypebot.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0932033b970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)As we rework our **More News** section ([more on that here](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebots-more-news-section-rebel-mouse-and-very-bad-business/)), we're producing a daily list of **links from top music industry, music tech and D.I.Y. news and commentary** from around the web. Here is the Friday Briefing:
- 20 Different Ways to Release an Album: From Beyonce to Frank Ocean to U2 & Beyond ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7495408/album-release-strategy-beyonce-frank-ocean?ref=hypebot.com))
- New Beats (wireless?) headphones will debut at iPhone 7 keynote ([CultOfMac](http://www.cultofmac.com/443979/new-beats-headphones-will-debut-at-iphone-7-keynote/?ref=hypebot.com))
- BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM UJO MUSIC OPENING UP IN EARLY 2017 ([Music Ally](http://musically.com/2016/09/02/blockchain-platform-ujo-music-opening-up-in-early-2017/?ref=hypebot.com))
- You probably don’t need a $3,200 gold-plated Walkman ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/02/sony-walkman/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Google Play’s beta testing program “Early Access” opens to more developers ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/01/google-plays-beta-testing-program-early-access-opens-to-more-developers/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Mixcloud’s Direct-to-Fan Radio, Mix & Podcast Platform Reaches 1 Million Music Curators ([Crowd Funding For Musicians](https://crowdfundingformusicians.com/2016/09/mixclouds-direct-fan-radio-mix-podcast-platform-reaches-1-million-music-curators/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Jealousy ([Lefsetz](http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2016/09/01/jealousy/?ref=hypebot.com))

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