NEWS BRIEF: Spotify vs. Pandora, FanSnap Sold, Pharrell Consults Oscars, Yellow Sub App & More

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• Ticket Search Engine FanSnap Acquired By Shopping Site NexTag, But Employees May Get $0. (TechCrunch)
• Pharrell tapped as Music Consultant for Academy Awards. (EURWeb) along with Hans Zimmer, (Pollstar)
• A profile of Google Music chief Tim Quirk. (Fast Company)

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• Why artists and indies shouldn't write Spotify off – at least not yet. (Guardian) Mercury-nominated artist Jon Hopkins sparked debate by attacking the streaming service – but do the numbers give hop.
• iTunes has a free exclusive Beatles 'Yellow Submarine' e-book that lets iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users immerse themselves in the film available Apple's iBookstore worldwide starting today. 
• George Clinton says several companies have sold songs he recorded while in Funkadelic without paying him royalties. (Courthouse News) Named: Westbound Records, Charly Acquisitions, and Sync2Picture under deals with Westbound and Warner Brothers.
• Mark Mulligan: Why The Access Versus Ownership Debate Isn’t Going to Resolve Itself Anytime Soon