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THURSDAY 9.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Chance The Rapper earned $33 million last year without ever selling a single record. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Continuing Your Music Education with Berklee Online [Music Biz Weekly]

This week, Carin Nuernberg, Berklee VP of Online Education and Mike King, VP of Enrollment Marketing and Management at Berklee College of Music join Music Biz Weekly podcast hosts Michael. Continue reading

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Music Publishing Update 4.28.17: Spotify Invests In Blockchain

Spotify has acquired Mediachain Labs, the core team behind the open source Mediachain protocol, to develop a decentralized network for sharing data critical to getting songwriters paid – in other. Continue reading

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My Song Stories: Stef Pascual of Sony Red Essential

Music shapes our identities and changes our lives. It brings back our memories and stirs up our emotions. My Song Stories asks music professionals and indie artists questions about the. Continue reading

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TakeLessons Acquires Competitor Chromatik

TakeLessons has acquired Chromatik, a digital sheet music and music education platform. Details of the deal were not announced, but Chromatik had raised $7.7 million from Rustic Canyon Partners, Learn Capital, Plus. Continue reading

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Artist vs Manager: Overcoming The Internal Struggle

As an independent self-managed musician, one may often find the need to be creative and express oneself at odds with the managerial desire to cultivate a financially stable career. Here we. Continue reading

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Suzanne Ciani, Electronic Music Pioneer, On A Life Of Innovation [INTERVIEW]

In this interview, George Howard chats with Suzanne Ciana, a musical pioneered who broke new ground in defining electronic music. Here she discusses the progression of her career, as well. Continue reading

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How To Run A Successful Crowdfunding Campaign: 10 Tips

Once you've got your music ready to go, the costs of making a record may quickly cause you to turn to crowdfunding, but doing so successfully is no easy task,. Continue reading

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Rounder Records Founder Ken Irwin Named 2017 Airplay Direct Iconic Innovator

Ken Irwin, co-founder of legendary roots/Americana label Rounder Records, has been selected to receive AirPlay Direct’s “Iconic Innovators” Award for 2017. The award is designed to honor music industry figures. Continue reading

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10 Graphic Design Trends To Make Your Next Music Project Pop

I often advise my students at Berklee Online and the musicians that we work with at Skyline Artists that it is smart resource allocation to spend a little bit extra on. Continue reading

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