REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Full Text Of TIDAL's "Declaration" Signed By Madonna, Kayne, Jay Z, Rihanna & Other Top Artists Jay Z Launches TIDAL As "Artist Owned" Music Service: Big On Star Power, Short. Continue reading

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David Pakman: What Jay-Z Should Have Launched With Tidal

[UPDATED] According to digital music pioneer turned venture capitalist David Pakman, Jay-Z's launch of Tidal should have sounded a something like this: “The transition from CDs to digital hasn’t worked well. Continue reading

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TIDAL Responds To Doubters: More Artist-Partners Wanted, Promises Higher Payments For All,

The mixed – sometimes venomous – reaction from music fans to Monday's relaunch of TIDAL was probably not what Jay Z & Company had expected.  Now, slowly, they are  responding to the. Continue reading

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Full Text Of TIDAL’s “Declaration” Signed By Madonna, Kayne, Jay Z, Rihanna & Other Top Artists

Tuesday's relaunch of Jay Z's TIDAL music service was short on details, but long on star power and symbolism.  While only Alicia Keys spoke, here is the declaration that each artist. Continue reading

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Jay Z Launches TIDAL As “Artist Owned” Music Service: Big On Star Power, Short On Details

UPDATE 2: Jay Z unveiled his streaming music service TIDAL at a star studded event on Tuesday. As expected, the emphasis was on exclusive content and hi-def sound, but artist. Continue reading

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Beck’s Grammy Award Winning Album ‘Morning Phase’ Is Just $1 On Google Play

Not everyone thought Beck should win the "Best Album" Grammy for "Morning Phase," but its hard not to deny it is a good album.  And since its one of the. Continue reading

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Vinyl 2013: Top Selling Albums, Best Cover Art

With vinyl sales up in 2013 in both the U.S. and UK, we're far past the "fad" and "did you know vinyl's back?" phase. Yes, vinyl is back and though. Continue reading

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David Bowie Tops 2013 UK Record Store Chart

David Bowie’s surprise release "The Next Day" was the best selling album in 2013 for the UK’s independent record shops. The Arctic Monkeys’ "AM" was #2 and Daft Punk’s "Random. Continue reading

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Rdio 2013: Cover Tracks, Top Global Releases and 2014 Artists To Watch

Rdio released its top tracks and albums of 2013 today along with some special features. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took both Top Global Album and Track with "The Heist" and. Continue reading

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The Week In Music Commentary

Kanye West On The 'Racist' Grammys: "Fuck Those Nominations" How A NYT Reporter Approaches Music Industry Trade Journalism

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