REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
- YouTube's Google+ Comments Currently A FAIL As Users Respond With "Fuck You Google+"
- Live Nation To Buy U2, Madonna Management Companies For $30 Million
- Rolling Stone Tells EDM Fans "Your Music Sucks", Calls DJ's "Third Class Whores"
- UK Labels Move To Block Grooveshark, US Exec Found Murdered
- Scooter Braun Taps Music Industry To Raise $200 Million Investment Fund
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- WME Exec Marc Geiger To Keynote MIDEM
- Path To A Country Music Hit: Shane McAnally Shares The Songwriter's Experience
- Infographic: This Is Your Brain On Music
- The German Context: Trends In Digital Music and Advice For Indie Musicians
Numbers
- Bertelsmann Posts Big Q3
- Russell Simmon's All Def Digital Claims 3 Million YouTube Subscribers, 1 Billion Views
Changes
- MySpace Laying Off 5% Of Staff
- Founder Panos Panay Exits Sonicbids
- Beggars' Martin Mills Reelected Merlin Chairman, 2 Join Board
- The Agency Group's U.S. President Steve Martin Exits
- CHANGES @ ADA, Round Hill Music and Sony Music Nashville
Publishing
- ASCAP Releases Teaser For 'Why We Create Music" 100th Anniversary Film
- Rap Genius Among 50 Sites Targeted For Takedown By Music Publishers Association
- List Of 50 Lyric Sites Sent NMPA Takedown Notices
- Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: Rap Genius vs NMPA, Lorde Signs with Songs & More
Music Services
- Spotify's Daniel Ek: Music Industry Savior Or Opportunist?
- Rhapsody Losses Grow To $5.6M Last Quarter, Product Innovation 'Coming Soon'
- Google Play Music Comes To Apple iOS
- Time Warner Gives Free Slacker Music Service To 11 Million Cable Net Subscribers
- Songza Adds Tour Playlists From Songkick
Marketing
- Social Media Lessons From The Beastie Boys
- Are Press Releases Still Relevant For Music Marketing?
- YouTube Debuts Free Fan Finder, Updates YouTube Capture App
- Mystery Marketing: Musicians Who Hide Their Identity
Startups
- Soundcloud Turns 5: Artists Share How It's Changed Their Lives
- Team Jukely Graduates Techstars: Expands To Ten Cities Matching Friends and Music
- Beatguide Founders Discuss The Business Of Electronic Music Event Discovery
- 5 Audience Growing Tips For Music Tech Startups From iHeartRadio's Brian Lakamp
Music Tech
- PlayStation 4 Looks Great, Lets You Play Your Own Music In Games
- Google Glass Adding Music: Young Guru Helps Out
- Rescuing Album Collection With Gamification and Social Media
- Hot Hand MIDI Controller: Making Music With Motion
- Budtobud Debuts Social Listening Rooms
- Can Whistling Unique Songs Replace Passwords?