REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Apple To Rebrand Beats Music
Sirius XM Loses Pre-1972 Music Lawsuit: Potential Damages In $100s Of Millions, Copyright Attorney On The Ramifications
Fullscreen MCN Acquired by Otter Media, Cuts Monetization Deal With Loudr
Watch Spotify PartyDrone Fly Over Fans and Play Their Favorite Songs
YouTube Launches Realtime Analytics

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Advertising

Pandora's First Ads Feature Surprise One-on-One Concerts By Lindsey Stirling
8tracks Adding Audio Ads To Follow Mobile Listeners

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Publishing

Fader: New Editor-in-Chief, International Expansion, Future Fader Festival
Townsquare Media Acquires XXL, King, Antenna, October XXL Is Last Print Edition

Stats & Charts

Total U.S. Music Sales Fall 5% In 1st Half Of 2014
Urban Outfitters Is World's #1 Seller Of Vinyl Records
53% Of US Adults Spend 39 Minutes A Day On Facebook
Music Apps Hit App Annie's Top 10 iOS and Google Play Revenue Charts
Forbes Names Hip Hop's Top Earners 2014: Dre Is #1 Thanks To Apple Beats Deals

Prizes

Startups

Pitch Your Music Startup At Berlin Venture Day 2014
Cox Enterprises Buys Ticket Upgrade Startup Experience
Book A DJ Or Band: Sidestage Comes to New York, Beatsy Adds Hip Hop To Electronic Music
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