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# NEWS BRIEF: Songza Wins, Pandora’s Stock Hold, SXSW $$ Talk, A2IM Libbies + eMusic & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/news-brief-songza-wins-pandoras-stock-hold-sxsw-talk-a2im-libbies-emusic-more/
- Published: 2012-03-21T08:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-03-21T08:35:00.000Z
- Description: Graphic Problems: Sorry if the look of today's post is a bit off. Our provider Typepad is having some graphic editor issues. Songza is releasing a new iOS app today,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/03/news-brief-songza-wins-pandoras-stock-hold-sxsw-talk-a2im-libbies-emusic-m
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- **Graphic Problems:** Sorry if the look of today's post is a bit off. Our provider Typepad is having some graphic editor issues.
- **Songza** is releasing a new **iOS app today**, featuring their impressive (and fun) new Music Concierge feature. Earlier this week Songza won an **Appy Award** in the music category for their Kindle Fire Edition app.
- **Credit Suisse**‘started tracking **Pandora** with a **Neutral or Hold rating** and a **$12** price target, saying the company’s "revenue should see strong growth, thanks to increasing usage of its service and improving monetization, but that content costs will weigh on profits". ([Bloomberg](http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2012/03/19/pandora-credit-suisse-says-hold/?ref=hypebot.com))

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- **At SXSW music festival, money talk abounds** – Traditional questions about musical artistry give way to discussions about how to monetize the music. ([LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-sxsw-money-20120320,0,463311.story?track=rss&cid=dlvr.it&dlvrit=52116&ref=hypebot.com))
- How **Lionel Richie Sold Nearly 20,000 Albums in an Hour** on Home Shopping Network ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/retail/how-lionel-richie-sold-nearly-20-000-albums-1006521152.story?ref=hypebot.com))
- The **A2IM** Music Libera Awards (”The Libbies”) has brought aboard **eMusic** as a partner for the “Up & Comer Artist” category, which will "celebrate the next great U.S. independent artist(s)".
- How **Sony Got Off Easy** With Its 'Settlement' In Class Action Lawsuit By Underpaid Artists ([techdirt](http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120320/03492318168/how-sony-got-off-easy-with-its-settlement-class-action-lawsuit-underpaid-artists.shtml?ref=hypebot.com))