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# BUSINESS OF INDIE: Why Downtown Bought CD Baby • Vinyl vs Mother Earth • Canada’s Indie Awards • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/business-of-indie-why-downtown-bought-cd-baby-vinyl-vs-mother-earth-canadas-indie-awards-more/
- Published: 2019-05-14T11:13:41.000Z
- Updated: 2019-05-14T11:13:41.000Z
- Description: In this week's edition of the Business Of Indie, Downtown music's CEO speaks out on why they acquired CD Baby, confronting the environmental impacts of vinyl records, Canada's 2019 Indie. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/05/business-of-indie-why-downtown-bought-cd-baby-vinyl-vs
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, CD Baby, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, musician, musicians, vinyl, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

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