REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

• Spotify Steps Up With Free Analytics For Artists, Concert Ticketing and Merch Sales
• Leaked Facebook Document Reveals Free Marketing Will Soon Be Thing Of The Past
• Top 23 Musicians To Watch In 2014
• YouTube Deletes Billions Of Fake Views
• GAGADOLL: Lady Gaga Sex Doll Pushes ARTPOP Marketing Into New Territory

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• Rolling Stone To Launch Country Music Site
• London Rules Record Stores: From Rough Trade NYC To First 3D Record Printing Popup Shop
• Kanye West Doesn't Just Need Cosigns For His Genius. He Needs Money For DONDA!
• 2 Music Documentaries Make Oscar Shortlist
• Basic Truths: "The Road Is Fuckin' Hard"
• German Police Create 'Nazi Shazam' To Stop Music As A 'Gateway Drug'

Top Lists

• Spotify's Top 16 Musicians To Watch In 2014
• Macklemore & Lewis Top Spotify World Streams, Imagine Dragon and Drake Top U.S. Charts
• 10 Most Viewed Music Videos of 2013 On VEVO

Changes

• Rdio Names Former Amazon Exec Anthony Bay As New CEO
• Yahoo! Acquires EVNTLIVE Concert Streaming Platform
• Thomas Hesse Exiting Bertelsmann
• SFX Acquires Majority Stake In Paylogic Ticketing For $16.5 Million
• CHANGES @ Warner Music, Big Machine, Tunetribe & More

Music Services

• No Beats or YouTube Streaming In 2013, Spotify Plans Big Announcement 12/11
• Spotify To Expand Free Mobile Music Service On December 11th
• Beats Music To Launch In January
• Test Driving Google Glass's Unreleased Music Features At A Google Basecamp
• Will Spotify's Transparency Lead To New Demands From Artists?
• Elaborate Mystery Site Spoofs Spotify For Artists, Calls For Higher Payouts
• Xbox Music Adds Gracenote Music Recognition
• Pandora Releases Latest Audience Metrics

Music Tech

• Music Business Association Launches Music Tech Startup Network
• Music Startup Beta: An Upcoming LA Hackathon For Music Tech Startups
• This Is My Jam Adds Related Jam Playlists
• Bop.fm Connects Music Services To Make Music More Shareable
• CanOpener Offers Better iPhone Sound For Just $4
• Revibe: A Pandora/Spotify Hybrid For EDM Music