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# GETTING IT DONE – Last Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music: Apple Music Gets Artist Friendly • Pay For Play • 12 Facebook Tactics • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/getting-it-done-last-week-in-diy-and-indie-music-apple-music-gets-artist-friendly-pay-for-play-12-fa/
- Published: 2015-05-16T11:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-05-16T11:59:00.000Z
- Description: It's hard to keep up, but that why we're here with news that the new Apple Music is adding some artist friendly social features, a chart that show just how. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/05/getting-it-done-last-week-in-diy-and-indie-music-apple-music-gets-artist-friendly-pa
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Abigail Washburn, Facebook, Gangstagrass, musician, Never Miss a Beat, NPR, Rench, Spotify, tumblr, United States, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

**[![Red-checkmark](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb082f5523970d-150wi "Red-checkmark")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb082f5523970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)It's hard to keep up**, but that why we're here with news that the new **Apple Music** is adding some artist friendly social features, a chart that show just **how messed up our radio royalty system is**, the story of **Gangstagrass** and more.
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