MON. BRIEF: Bose Opens $50M Audio AR Fund • Silver Lake $100M Oak View Investment • American Idol Reboot • More

MONDAY 3.12..1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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How Keep Your SXSW Networking Connections Strong

One of the main reasons industry players attend SXSW is for the networking opportunities which it provides. After the dust settles and everyone goes back to their real lives, however,. Continue reading

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Google Adds Direct Posts From All Musicians To Search

Google has added a free and powerful marketing tool for musicians to its hugely popular search results. Now, when fans look up a musician, they can also find updates directly. Continue reading

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Music Modernization Act: Barf, Just Barf [David Lowery]

While supportive of much of the copyright reform recently put before congress, including the Classics Act and the AMP Act, David Lowery outlines some of the reasons behind his distaste. Continue reading

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Warner Music, Facebook Finalize Licensing Partnership

Warner Music Group (WMG) and Facebook have announced licensing agreements covering the company’s recorded music and music publishing catalogs for use in videos and messages.

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Writing About Music Sucks, But You Should Do It Anyway

While bemoaning the challenges and downsides of writing about music as a career, Erica Hawkins here explains why it remains important and valuable to do so anyways.

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Washington State Laughs In The Face Of FCC Attempt To Prevent States From Protecting Net Neutrality

Although the FCC recently repealed net neutrality on a national level, states are taking matters into the own hands, and while incumbent ISPs and the FCC are doing their best. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: SXSW Final Lineup • Google Search Adds Musicians’ Posts • Spotify Launches Amplify Hub• More

FRIDAY 3.9.1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Americans Listen To 200 Billion Minutes Of Audio Weekly

A new set of data from Nielsen has revealed that the average US dweller is listening to a massive amount of audio on weekly basis, although not all of it. Continue reading

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Kobalt Invests $150M In AWAL To Help ‘Thousands Of Emerging Artists’

[UPDATED] Kobalt announced today that it is investing $150 million in its AWAL independent artist and label services division to better serve its growing roster. Kobalt is also combining all of its. Continue reading

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