REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

• SoundCloud Names Its Best Marketing Campaigns Of 2013
• "Maximizing Beatport" With A "Bloodbath" Of Layoffs: SFX Entertainment [SFXE]
• What Does The Fox Say?: Virality As A Music Format
• A Look At The Numbers Behind Spotify Payouts
• New Top Level Domains Becoming Available, Prepare For .Music, .Band, .Club
• Infographic: Songkick's Hardest Working Bands Of 2013

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• 4 Alcohol Brands Dominate Song Lyrics
• 10 Best Paid Women In Music 2013
• How A NYT Reporter Approaches Music Industry Trade Journalism
• Many UK Music Retailers' Holiday Sales At Risk Due To Single Distributor's Failure

Top Lists & Awards

• 2014 Grammy Nominees: The Full List
• Grammys Name 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners: Beatles, Kristofferson & More
• Top Americana Albums of 2013: Jason Isbell, Steve Earle & More
• 2013 Top YouTube Videos: PSY Tops Music Videos, "The Fox" Leads Trends
• European Festival Awards Announces 2013 Nominees
• Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock Honored At Kennedy Center
• Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: Grammy & Golden Globe Nominees, ACA Winners & YouTube Takedowns

Marketing

• 5 Lessons From Tiësto On Using Instagram To Connect With Fans
• Watch Lou Reed's Parrot Zik Headphone Ad: "Hip-hop has thunderous bass, so does Beethoven"

Changes

• U2 Finalizes Management Deal With Live Nation, Breaks Silence On McGuiness
• JustGo Announces $1.7 Million In Funding, Former Beatport CEO Jonas Tempel As Board Chair
• Warner/Chappell Music Names Jon Platt President
• Plug.DJ Nabs $1.25M To Replace Turntable.fm
• bop.fm Partners With Deezer
• Music Business Association Adds 2 To Board
• Yahoo! Acquires EVNTLIVE Concert Streaming Platform

Music Tech

• Music Business Association Seeks To Connect Music Tech Startups With Music
• Spotify Expands Free Service To Mobile With New Features, Nabs Led Zeppelin Exclusive
• Spotify Adds 20 More Countries, Now in 55
• Rdio Launched In 20 More Countries Today
• Why You Won't See Beats Music, Pono or YouTube Music Till Next Year
• Songza and VEVO Come To Google's Chromecast Along With… 75 Christmas Playlists

Apps & Mobile

• Smarty Ring: Mobile Music Control On Your Finger
• Searching For Music On Google Glass Is An Easy Way To Get Lucky
• Instagram Adds Direct Private & Group Messaging
• Sidestep Takes The Lead With Dedicated Mobile Merch App
• Thrillcall CEO Accused Of Misusing Funds, Firing Co-founders In Cover Up
• 2 "Revolutionary New Apps": Upbeat Internet Music Charts and Mindie Music Videos
• Pick Your Band-Inspired Beverage Via Holiday Drinkify
• MusiXmatch Combines Lyrics App With Karaoke Mic