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Suzanne Vega On Taking Charge Of Her Own Career and Starting Her Own Label

Suzanne Vega is an industry lifer who experienced the age of major labels before the suits took over and then got dropped after they did. But she went on to. Continue reading

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CMT Artists Release Mobile App For Underserved Country Music Market

Today CMT Artists released a new iOS app to provide a mobile version of the site with all its country music content including photos, music videos and streaming tracks. It's. Continue reading

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Why Facebook Paid $16 Billion For WhatsApp and What It Means For Music

Late yesterday Facebook paid $16 billion for WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app that many in the U.S. have never heard of.  According the the SEC filing, the price includes $14. Continue reading

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Pirate Sites Earn $227 Million A Year In Ad Revenue [INFOGRAPHIC]

Advertising, and the profit made from it, on sites that offer or link to unauthorized and uncompensated content has long been major problem for the music industry. A new report, "Good. Continue reading

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Imagine Dragons & The Beatles Show You You’re Not Ready To Tour

By Dan Polaske an entrepreneur & blogger. Check out his artists interview series coming soon. Your live show is not ready for the big time. Touring takes a huge investment. Continue reading

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The Winners Of The Brit Awards 2014

British Female Solo Artist – Ellie GouldingInternational Male Solo Artist – Bruno MarsBritish Breakthrough Act – BastilleBritish Group – Arctic Monkeys MORE:

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Bonnaroo 2014 Announces Lineup: Lauryn Hill, Phoenix, Jack White, Skrillex and… Lionel Richie

Bonnaroo has announced its 2014 lineup and it may be its most commercial yet. Frank Ocean, Lauryn Hill, Phoenix, Elton John, Jack White, Skrillex and…  Lionel Richie are among the many headliners. Bonnaroo. Continue reading

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Facebook Buys WhatsApp For $16B, Vevo Stats, ToneDen, Gideen, Spinefarm & More

THURSDAY 2.10.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web   CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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Indie Musicians On The Rewards Vs. The Challenges Of Building Independently

Electric Kiwi's Ross Barber recently kicked off a blog post series called #GoIndie in which he gathers insights from indie musicians. When asked about the "advantages and benefits" as well. Continue reading

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Youtube For Musicians: The Advanced Guide!

YouTube seems to be the wild website platform to be tamed. With constantly evolving interfaces, regulations, search engine shifts, etc. its understandably difficult to keep up with everything. There are. Continue reading

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