REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

EDMbiz Invades Las Vegas as Electronic Dance Music Shows Powerful Growth. But Are EDM Artists Buying Facebook Fans? DJ Excision Speaks Out On Controversy

• Vinyl Sales Booming to Delight of Indie Labels, Record Stores & Events
• Daniel Ek & Sean Parker Fail To Explain What Spotify Pays Artists
• Amanda Palmer 's Kickstarter Campaign Soared Past a Milliion Leading to Partying in the Streets
• Usher Adds Fan Avatars & Holograms To Live Show

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• Business & Music Festivals Increase with EDMbiz, NY Music Festival and Trigger Creative Conference
• Grooveshark's Beluga Offers Free Tool For Collecting Fan & Musician Insights
• Internet Underground Music Archive Returns to the Web
• Full List of Americana Music Association 2012 Nominees
• The Week In Music Publishing 6.1.12
• gTAR the iPhone-Powered Guitar is Worth the Hype
• Samsung Takes On Spotify, Pandora, iTunes & iCloud with New Music Hub
• The Week's Top Music Apps and Music App News, Duly Noted
• Facebook Introduces a New Camera App
• Anghami Launches a Spotify for the Middle East
• Spotify Upgrades and Fixes Apple iOS Apps
• ICM Partners Finalize Agency Management Buyout
• Twitter, Pepsi Announce Music Partnership For Live Concerts, Downloads & More