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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators inside the music business this week discussed marketing and technology, why the music business favors night owls, and how copyright infringement lawsuits empower trolls.

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Selling Merch • Financial Lifehacks • Your Music Career • More

This week on MusicThinkTank we explored subtle ways of selling merch at shows, some key financial life hacks for musicians, what to do if your job doesn't match your music. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this rummage through a full week of music industry happenings, we revisit Spotifys upgrades, Apple Music's passage of 40 million subscribers, how Facebook is now the least trusted company,. Continue reading

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Facebook Flat Fee Music Deals Have Future Implications [Mark Mulligan]

Multiple sources are reporting that the recent deals struck by Facebook for music were flat fee licenses with no reporting, at least for now. If true, they are contrary to. Continue reading

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Spotify, YouTube Add Windowing With Jason Aldean Release

Jason Aldean's new album will only be available on the paid Premium tier of Spotify, YouTube and other streamers for two weeks after it's release today. Major labels negotiated the. Continue reading

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5 Musical Geniuses Who Overcame Disabilities To Achieve Legendary Status

Finding success in the music industry typically entails surmounting a good number of obstacles, and can be even harder for those who need to overcome a disability or are in. Continue reading

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Fruit Punch Music: Streaming Music Just For Kids

Fruit Punch Music has launched  the world’s first music streaming platform built just for kids. This first-of-its-kind app allows families access to a huge library of ad-free music, while providing peace. Continue reading

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New Antitrust Chief (Positively) Complicates MMA Songwriter Calculus

Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Makan Delrahim's suggestion of kicking the Department of Jusitice's 'consent decrees' to the benefit of songwriters, potentially drastically altering how they feel about the Music Modernization Act.

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INgrooves’ ‘Trends Now’ Makes Sense of Streaming Data

Digital music distributor INgrooves has launched a new data-mining tool designed to help labels sift through and make sense of the copious amounts of information now flowing from digital services. Continue reading

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