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The Billboard Music Awards had a viewing audience of 9.47 million, a 28 percent spike over 2012's audience of 7.4 million viewers, Nielsen reported. The show was No. 1 Sunday night in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 …
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Alan O'Day, who crafted popular songs for artists like the Righteous Brothers and Helen Reddy before scoring a No. 1 of his own with the bouncy 1977 hit "Undercover Angel," lost his battle with cancer on …
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Pop, Industry
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The 10 most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened, from May 6 - 12 on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.
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Google today launched a streaming music service that borrows from both Spotify and Pandora. With the rather unwieldy title of Google Play Music All Access, the $9.99 per month music service includes curated playlists …
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Industry, Digital Media
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This morning, Google unveiled a new music subscription service, Google Play Music All Access, at the search giant's annual I/O developers' conference in San Francisco.
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The next project on deck for Jack White's Third Man Records is a partnership with Sun Records, the storied Memphis label begun by Sam Phillips in 1952 that launched Elvis Presley and released music by Johnny Cash …
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Industry, Rock
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UndergroundMusic.fm is a new free streaming music platform for "underground" musicians designed to build community and spread music.
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image from www.hypebot.comYesterday, activist investor and hedge fund manager Dan Loeb called for Sony to sell 20% of its music, film and entertainment division. Third Point, the fund managed by Loeb, owns 6.5% …
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Google has completed deals with Sony Entertainment and Universal Music Group to launch two parallel streaming music services, according to several reports. Google appears likely to make the announcement at its I …
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Brands will spend $1.28 billion in 2013 to sponsor music venues, festivals and tours in North America, a 5.4% increase from 2012, according to IEG Research.
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Industry, Music Tech