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THURSDAY 8.18.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Dear companies that use Rightscorp, there has to be a saner way… Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Bankrupt Music Tech Startup Crowdmix Sold To Controversial Billionaire Real Estate Investor Nick Candy

Bankrupt and yet to launch music tech startup Crowdmix had hit the deadpool. Now, a controversial billionaire real estate tycoon has come to the rescue.

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Mercury Prize 2016 Nominees Announced [Full List]

The Mercury Prize, which honors the UK's best albums has announced its 2016 nominees.  “This is music to make sense of our unsettling times – heartfelt, angry, thoughtful and thrilling," the. Continue reading

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AIM Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced [The Full List]

The nominations for the sixth annual Association of Independent Music Awards was revealed at a launch event in London.  The winners will be revealed at The Brewery, London, on September 6.. Continue reading

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‘Pokémon GO’ Craze Hits Pandora

It seems nowhere is safe from the Pokémon GO craze sweeping the nation, with even the popular streaming service Pandora noticing an appreciable leap in searches for music relating the. Continue reading

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Spotify Takes On Apple’s Beats 1 With New Artist Hosted Radio Shows

Spotify announced artist hosted playlists and shows more than a year ago alongside the announcement that it was adding video.  They've slowly built a portfolio of artist and media driven playlists, but. Continue reading

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7 Habits Of Highly Ineffective Artists

While we spend a lot time trying to figure out what it is that successful artists do in order to be so, it is perhaps equally important to consider what unsuccessful. Continue reading

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10 Best Music Books Of 2015/2016 So Far

Although music is typically enjoyed as audio, the past couple of years have seen the release of some excellent music books as well, whatever your reading preferences may be. Here. Continue reading

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Festicket Raises $6.3M For Festival Travel Booking

UK based startup Festicket has closed $6.3 million in funding to expand its festival experiences and travel booking service.

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Clickbait Genius: Kayne West Debuts Star Fueled “Famous” Video

Kayne West has called his marriage to Kim Kardashian live performance art, and indeed that could be said about his entire career and life.  his latest piece of social media. Continue reading

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