REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

• Neil Young's Pono Kickstarter Ended Today With $6.22 Million Pledged
• Repetition Is Key To Writing Hit Songs
• Bonnaroo Plans Hackathon At Southland, Announces 5 Year Partnership With Red Bull Music Academy
• Apple To Integrate Shazam Song Recognition Into Siri, iOS 8
• Can Symbolic Objects Revive Music Collecting?

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Money

• Need Money For Your Music Startup? 43North's Business Plan Competition Has A Million!
• Forbes: The 5 Richest Hip Hop Artists
• Music & Entertainment Stocks Net Mixed Results This Week

Streaming Music

• Spotify To Partner With Sprint
• Spotify Is Phasing Out P2P Streaming
• Jacobs Media's Techsurvey10 Finds Radio Occupying "Both Sides of the Digital Tipping Point"
• $30 Music Router Gramofon Makes Listening Social, Should Make Sonos Nervous
• Gramofon Adds Rhapsody and Napster

Video

• Yahoo Expands Vevo Music Partnership
• MusiXmatch Adds Lyrics To YouTube Music Videos
• Tech Forward Music Videos from Cut Copy, Kodaline, Rob Cantor, Tropkillaz

Web Tools

• Bandsintown Now Reaches 10 Million Registered Music Concert Fans
• OpenAura Adds Content Partners Like The AP, Pitchfork, Beggars Group To Artist Platform
• Reward Your Fans After The Sale With Living Bundles of Digital Content
• Why It's Important To Know What Visitors Do Once They Reach Your Music Website