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3 Years Ago This Week Spotify Launched In U.S.

Hello America. Spotify here. That was the blog post headline three years ago today on July 14th, 2011 when Spotify launched in the U.S. Since then Spotify has become the largest streaming. Continue reading

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Pono Competitor Geek Wave Crowdfunds Over $1.3 Million For High Quality Music Player

LH Labs, a part of Light Harmonics, successfully completed an Indiegogo campaign to fund their Geek Wave "high-performance portable music player." Their campaign goal of $38,000 was dramatically surpassed closing. Continue reading

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Garth Brooks Goes D2F With Digital Sales and “Own Version Of Social Media”

So apparently Garth Brooks was retired and now he's back on RCA Records. And this time he's releasing his new album digitally, as well as his back catalogue, but only. Continue reading

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Jack White’s Effect On The World Of Vinyl

By Hugh McIntyre of the Sonicbids Blog. Last week, Jack White secured another number one album, with his latest Lazaretto starting off in the top spot. The title is White’s. Continue reading

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Indie Music From Rumblefish Powers Soundtrack Of 1.4 Billion Monthly YouTube Views

Musicians and labels are getting paid use of their music in more than 1.4 billion monthly YouTube views through Rumblefish. Founded by a professional musician and film composer, their multi-year. Continue reading

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What They Really Mean: The Musician’s Guide To Industry Speak

Networking is one of the most crucial components to any job in any industry. Your ability to connect and stay connected can easily make or break you. Knowing what you. Continue reading

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Neil Young Prepares For Late 2014 PonoMusic Launch As New CEO

Late last week in a shakeup at PonoMusic, Neil Young became CEO while Rick Cohen was named COO. John Hamm stepped down as CEO while remaining an investor. In addition,. Continue reading

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The Artists Declaration of Independence: Johnny’s Story Part 3

By Jamie Leger of Modern Artists Academy. This is part three of the ongoing series – The Artists Declaration of Independence: The Transition To The Modern Music Industry. If you’d. Continue reading

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Live Nation Announces Lineup For Free Yahoo Streamed Concert Series

Live Nation has revealed the initial lineup of artists for its planned joint venture with Yahoo's Screen video service that will feature a new live concert every day for the. Continue reading

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