REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

• Does iTunes' Daft Punk Album Premier Demonstrate Its Marketing Strength?
• Infographic: How We Discover And Consume Music
• Music Sponsorships Top $1.28 Billion In 2013
• With Murder For Hire Charges Looming, As I Lay Dying Cancels Tour
• Google Takes On Spotify & Pandora With New Streaming Music Service
• Kyle Bylin Releases Divergent Streams: Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry

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• SoundCloud Hires Pandora Exec To Open New York City Office
• Investing In Individuals: Future Royalties And Future Prospects
• Sony Rejects Investor Call To Sell Music Division

Awards

• Songza, V Squared, Questlove & More Win SoundCtrl FlashFWD Awards 2013
• Vote In The O Music Awards: From Digital Geniuses To Favorite Musical Cats
• Grammys Force Midem Date Change

Startups

• Free Social Media Marketing & Sales Platform For Musicians, Yala Backstage Launches
• Muzeek Developing Intuitive Gig Booking Platform
• Content Heats Up: Nas Finds Investors For Mass Appeal, Mountain Dew x Complex = Green Label

Music Services

• Google Likely To Announce Subscription Music Services Today With Sony, Universal On Board
• Spotify's Most Viral & Streamed Tracks [U.S. & UK]
• Direct Licensing Is Key To Slacker's Success