FRI. BRIEFING: 20 Ways To Release An Album • New Beats Headphones • Google Play Beta • UJO Blockchain • More

As we rework our More News section (more on that here), we're producing a daily list of links from top music industry, music tech and D.I.Y. news and commentary from around the web. Here is the Friday Briefing:

• 20 Different Ways to Release an Album: From Beyonce to Frank Ocean to U2 & Beyond (Billboard)
  

• New Beats (wireless?) headphones will debut at iPhone 7 keynote (CultOfMac)

• BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM UJO MUSIC OPENING UP IN EARLY 2017 (Music Ally)

• You probably don’t need a $3,200 gold-plated Walkman (TechCrunch)

• Google Play’s beta testing program “Early Access” opens to more developers (TechCrunch)

• Mixcloud’s Direct-to-Fan Radio, Mix & Podcast Platform Reaches 1 Million Music Curators (Crowd Funding For Musicians)

• Jealousy (Lefsetz)

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