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# Why You Should Care About Music Metadata
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/why-you-should-care-about-music-metadata/
- Published: 2015-07-29T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-07-29T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Bill Wilson, who is the VP of digital strategy and business development at the Music Business Association. We talk to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/07/why-you-should-care-about-music-metadata.html]
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