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6 Important Music Business Stories You Might Have Missed Over The Holidays

6We hope that you were offline more than online over the holiday break. But an important part of our mission is to make sure that you stay informed; so here are 6 important music business stories that broke over the holiday break.

  • Music Sales Down In Almost Every Category In 2014 [Year End Stats]
  • Patreon Donors Gave $10 Million To Musicians and Creators In 2014

  • Bono On Spotify, Songwriter Royalties, Universal Music and More In U2 Year End Post

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  • Digital Music Streaming Report Card 2014

  • Thom Yorke Releases His Latest Music Sales Experiment On Bandcamp

  • Google Adds Lyrics To Song Search, Points Results To Google Play

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Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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