REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review: Sony • Shazam • Wolfgang’s Vault • More

Big new contracts for Sony's aging top two executives, music publishers sue Wolfgang's Vault, Shazam added visual recognition and usual suspects like YouTube and Spotify dominated this week's music industry news.

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• At Age 76 And 73, Sony's Top Music Execs To Re-Up For $27M A Year

• Music Publishers File Lawsuit Against Wolfgang’s Vault, Daytrotter For "Massive" Copyright Infringement

• Five Things To Understand About The Spotify Contract Leak

• Why YouTube Rules Music Videos

• Record Labels Join Effort To Keep .Music Domain Control From Google, Amazon
  

• Fonder Buys $774 Million SFX Stock, Takes EDM Giant Private

• Shazam Adds Visual Recognition – QR Codes Just Got Cool Again

• EDM Is Now A $6.8 Billion Global Business: Read The IMS 2015 Business Report Here

• Pandora, Spotify Top Music App Charts. Where Did TIDAL Rank?

• The Sync Project And Berklee College Of Music Partner To Explore The Science Behind "Music As Medicine"

• International Artists Assoc. Reacts To Leaked Sony Spotify Contract [Full Text Of Letter To Regulators]