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Tuesday 6.2.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Drake, Pharrell Williams To Play Role In Apple’s New Music Service [CONFIRMED]

UPDATE: Drake and Pharrell Williams are confirmed to play a role in Apple's music relaunch, multiple sources familiar with negotiations. They denied a multi-million payment, however. The full story:

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BottleRock Napa Valley Rocks Northern California

The 2015 BottleRock Napa Valley closed its gates on a sold-out three day festival to the tune of Sunday's headliner, No Doubt, and if the energy flowing through the crowd. Continue reading

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9 Tips For A Mobile-Friendly Website

In case you missed it, Google’s latest algorithm brought about the so-called “Mobilegeddon,” which punished websites who weren’t mobile-friendly. Okay, I may be exaggerating a little, but Google did roll. Continue reading

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Apple Wants 90 Day Free Music Trial, Lyrics and Jay Z Seeks TIDAL Merger Partner

With the launch of Apple's new music service just a week away, the reports and rumors are flying everywhere and will likely accelerate.  If $19 million advances to celebrity DJs. Continue reading

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New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: Manager @Punkdafunk + Jobs @FiXTMusic, @TheKnollerGroup

New on our Jobs Board is day to day manager’s position at Punkdafunk, a boutique artist management company; an A&R gig at FiXT Records and an assistant position at The Knoller Group, an artist. Continue reading

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Mobile Talent Contest Chosen and The Gamefication Of Music

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, I talk with Nicole Cifani, who is a marketing lead at Chosen, a talent competition app. I talk to Nicole about what Chosen. Continue reading

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Victorious Vinyl: What “New Vintage” Is Doing for Music

Trends often come and go and then come back again. Unexpectedly, vinyl records are going through this phase right now. Check out today's article to see how this phenomenon is. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 6.1.15: BM! vs. Pandora, Paul Williams, Sony/ATV Signings

BMI vs. Pandora Judge Louis Stanton backs his decision to award BMI 2.5% of Pandora's revenue, ASCAP President Paul Williams was awarded the PRS for Music Special International Award, and Sony/ATV. Continue reading

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We’ve Got New Music Seminar Discount Codes!

We're proud to be be sponsoring The Hypebot Sessions at this year's New Music Seminar next month in New York City. It will be a full day of actionable information for. Continue reading

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