REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

• John Oliver's Funny, Smart And Dead-On Explanation Of Net Neutrality
• Zoe Keating Faces A New Challenge, Can You Help?
• Apple iOS 8 Adds Hands Free Shazam Song Recognition, But No Beats Surprises
• Ian Rogers and Trent Reznor: Making Move To Apple
• Apple Quietly Adds Lightning Lossless Audio Capability

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• Spotify Offers 66% Off Premium Subscriptions
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• Morrissey Wants Proposals From Music Publishers, Warner/Chappell Says 'Not So Fast'
• Before SoundCloud Deal Died, Twitter Considered Acquiring Pandora and Spotify
• Pandora Stock Falls On News Of Dept. Of Justice Review, Slowing Growth
• Shutterstock Partners With Rumblefish To Add Music To Stock Content Library

Conferences

• SF MusicTech Announces Fall Date, May Be It's Last
• Midem Moves Cannes Conference To June, Announces New Initiatives

Streaming

• Google In Talks To Buy Songza, Will Investor Amazon Let It Go?
• U.S. Justice Department To Review Music Streaming Royalties
• Try To Act Surprised: MOG Shuts Down Forever!
• SoundCloud Opens 5th Ave. NYC Office

Funding

• Mixify Announces $1.8 Million Series A Round, Launches Clubcast Livestreaming
• Electronic Sound Raises $300K For EDM Magazine
• Kobalt Music Completes $140 Million Capital Investment Round

Apple

• Apple Gained "Cool" With Beats Purchase Says New Survey
• 3 Charts Show Why Apple Bought Beats Music
• Beats Never Mentioned At Yesterday's Apple Event, But Dre Got A Phone Call
• iTunes Music Sales Dropping, iTunes Radio Adding Non-Music Content

Spotify

• Spotify's Most Streamed & Viral Tracks US, UK & Global
• Spotify Names Top 25 Artists Under 25

Money

• Rolling Stones Pay Backup Singers $57.48 For 3 Rehearsals + Performance
• Ticketmaster Affirms Settlement, Will Return $400 Million To Fans

Stats

• File Sharing Lives: 300 Million Monthly Users, U.S. Ranked #1
• Infographic: Music Industry Poised For 5 More Years Of Upheaval

Marketing

• Live Nation Launches "Official Events" On Facebook With Ticket Alerts and Sales Links
• Finally, A Reason To Resurrect Your MySpace Page
• StubHub Launches Concert Discovery App As Part Of Bigger Push Into Music
• Moment.me Offers Free Event Microsites Well Designed For Music
• Throwing Snow's "Mosaic" Album Cover Enhanced With Layar's Augmented Reality App