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Google Launches Unlimited Music Streaming Service; Google Play Music All Access

Posted on May 16th, 2013 by in Music Industry News

Tech industry event Google I/O was the chosen venue for the internet monolith to announce an all-you-can-eat music-streaming service to rival the likes of Spotify, Pandora, and Apple‘s forthcoming news.

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RIAA Updates Gold and Platinum Certifications to Include Music Streams

Posted on May 14th, 2013 by in Music Industry News

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has just announced a major change to the way it calculates certifications of Gold and Platinum records.

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Austin City Limits Release 2013 Lineup and Tickets

Posted on May 9th, 2013 by in Festivals, Gig News

2013 sees Austin City Limits ‘do a Coachella’, and host two weekends of the popular festival in the same month – the weekends will feature the same headliners and supporting acts, with only a few changes of local talent.

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Bud Light Music First; 50 Shows in 50 States

Posted on May 3rd, 2013 by in Gig News, Music Industry News

Bud Light, Live Nation, MySpace, and Universal Music Group have joined forces for some kind of corporate-branded music behemoth; Bud Light Music First.

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New York Court Sides with Universal in Grooveshark Copyright Infringment Case

Posted on April 30th, 2013 by in Music Industry News

Online music streaming service Grooveshark took a hit last week when a New York court ruled that there are in fact liable for copyright infringement of pre-1972 sound recordings, as brought forward by Universal Music Group (UMG).

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New Music: James Blake – Overgrown [Stream]

Posted on April 25th, 2013 by in New Music

Overgrown is the follow-up album to the 2011 self-titled debut by UK electronic-soul whizz kid, James Blake. The new album is now available everywhere, and you can stream the music below via the Spotify widget. Already achieving mainstream success with his debut, James Blake reaches out to a coule of other big names for some [...]

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Red Bull Music Academy 2013: a Month of Music Events in New York

Posted on April 23rd, 2013 by in Gig News, Music Industry News

The RBMA aims to “celebrate creative pioneers and present fearless new talent.” with five-ish weeks of showcases, workshops, and performances in New York City.

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Record Store Day USA: This Saturday April 20th 2013

Posted on April 19th, 2013 by in Music Industry News, Music News

Here’s your friendly reminder to go out and support the music and culture that you love this weekend!

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The New Bandcamp

Posted on April 16th, 2013 by in Music Industry News

Online music store and artist promotion tool Bandcamp revealed an all-new home page focused on better promoting the wide range of indie artists that choose to sell and share their music via the platform.

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Rolling Stone’s Top 20 Rock Clubs in the US

Posted on April 11th, 2013 by in Music News, Offbeat

Music magazine Rolling Stone recently decided to take on the monumental task of putting together some lists of the best clubs, bars, theaters, arenas and stadiums in the US to create their ‘Venues That Rock’ series.

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