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The Future Got Odd: Death Grips, Kreayshawn, And The Major Label Embrace Of Rap's Weird Side
posted: October 16, 2012
The Internet is difficult to profit off of. Businesses can be built here, but even behemoths can have issues staying afloat for very long. Facebook, the service that is actively used by one in seven…
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If You Can't Beat 'Em, Repeat 'Em! – Bands Forge Own Tracks To Spite Record Labels
posted: September 3, 2012
Classic bands like Def Leppard, Aerosmith, and Squeeze seem to have found a clever way to get back some of that royalty money they’ve been missing out on for all these years. While many of these bands’…
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
posted: February 14, 2012
Shakira vs. sea lion?! Lady Gaga teams up with Oprah Bonnaroo goes big. Whitney’s funeral may be as big as her voice. Adele’s calling it quits… Not cool, Sony. Not. Cool. GUYS! Diddy had a…
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Members Only: The Overwhelming Successes Of OurStage Artists Music Licensing And More
posted: June 20, 2011
It’s a known fact that the most beneficial efforts are often the most difficult to achieve. In the music biz, music licensing is akin to winning the lottery. No one can dispute the benefits of…
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Industrial Revolution: LimeWire/RIAA Settlement – Sound, Fury, Etc.
posted: June 9, 2011
The popularity of LimeWire, the now-defunct peer-to-peer file-sharing network, predictably drew the ire of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which went into full-attack mode within the last year. The RIAA first went to…
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Industrial Revolution: Audio Files For Audiophiles
posted: May 19, 2011
Woah. Death came to two digital music pioneers within just a couple of days of each other. Max Matthews, widely considered the father of computerized music, died on April 21st. Two days later, the inventor…
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