REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

• Top Musicians Threaten Strike Over EMI Sale To UMG
• Modernizing the Merchandise Madness
• Video: Irving Azoff Calls Pandora "Horseshit"
• Online Fandom: Is A New Music Community Emerging?
• Round Table: How Has Spotify Changed The Way We Listen To Music?

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• Hypebot: Music Industry News Briefing and the 10 Most Read Stories Last Month
• Music Tech Startups: Diligu, Sell Your Band, Social Radio, SMPapps, StereoGrid, BandApp
• Facebook Hits 1 Billion Active Users
• American Music Festivals Outperform with Sellout Stalwarts and Strong Niche Growth
• Will Run For Work: A Creative Way to Land a Job in the Music Business
• Future of Neil Young's Pono Up for Debate
• Redbox Brings Event Ticketing To Kiosks

People

• Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Announces 2013 Nominees: Rush, Public Enemy, Chic, Heart
• Exclusive Interview: Ex-TuneCore CEO Jeff Price To Consult SOCAN
• Dangerbird Co-Founder Jeff Castelaz Named President of Elektra

Financial

• Infographic: U.S. Digital Album Sales Up 15%
• As Buyout Rumors Grow Live Nation's Michael Rapino To Present At Investor Confab
• Andreessen Horowitz Invests $15 Million in Rap Genius to "Create the Internet Talmud"
• Full Text: Universal Music Chairman Lucian Grainge Letter To Staff On EMI Purchase

Analysts

• SF MusicTech Summit Next Week: Interview With Coordinator Brian Zisk
• Upward Spiral Podcast: Extended Insights & Discussions
• New Forecast Dashes Hope of Real Revenue From Mobile Music Downloads
• Overheard at Digital Music Forum West In Los Angeles

Music Services

• Chart:Top Analyst Declares Spotify's Financials "Unsustainable"
• Spotify Adds Germany's Deutsche Telekom to Growing List of Mobile Deals
• Farewell iTunes Ping
• Apple's 'Pandora Killer' Haltedby Licensing Complications with Sony/ATV
• Spotify Listeners:In Brooklyn "New And Cool", In Manhattan "Ahead Of The Curve"
• Jelli Raises $9 Million For Social Radio
• Rdio to Begin Paying Musicians $10 "Bounty" For Each New Subscriber