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broken links - May 17th, 2013

Billboard Music Awards Playlist and Collaborations Revealed (Billboard.biz)

Divergent Streams: Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry (Hypebot)

The Music Industry Gets Its Groove Back (TheStreet)

The Great Gatsby Gamble (Evening Standard)

Singer Kat Edmonson gets creative with financing her music (Reuters India)

4 Ways the Music Industry Will Use Google Glass...And 1 Way It Won't

The chatter around Google Glass seems to only be increasing. It's a revolutionary technology that hasn't even scratched the surface of its capabilities. And while only thousands are currently experiencing Glass, it's time to look a little deeper and see how Google's latest invention will impact the music industry. Here are 4 Ways the Music Industry Will Use Google Glass...And 1 Way It Won't.

broken links - May 16th, 2013

Google unveils 'All Access' music (Buffalo News)

Pandora to Share More Data With Artists (Billboard)

Rushmore.fm Wants To Fix The Music Industry (Techcrunch)

France Weighs New Tax to Fund Film, Music Industries (Wall Street Journal)

Hip-hop doesn’t sound so sweet to advertisers any more (Toronto Star)

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The Music Industry: An Analysis of its Decline - A High School Student's Thesis

Josh Carter's thesis on the decline of the music business is an interesting look at "what happened."

broken links - May 15th, 2013

Dr. Dre, music industry entrepreneur Iovine donate $70 million for new USC center (Fox)

Monifah Talks 'R&B Divas,' Sexuality And The Music Industry (Huffington Post)

Warner Music wins EU approval to purchase Parlophone (DAWN)

Artists, musicians get lessons in business (Waterloo Record)

Google Signs Universal, Sony for On-Demand Music Service (Billboard.biz)

UMG’s Q1 Revenues up 13.5%, WMG’s Q2 up 8%, with Digital Increasing 20% (HDD)

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Why Doesn't Elliott Wilson Like Me? How Your Focus Is Wrong In Promoting Your Music To Blogs

You're doing it wrong. When it comes to most Rap artists promoting their music to blogs, the focus is wildly narrow. An expansion of this focus can benefit the artist greatly in gaining traction with the blogsphere and promoting their music.

#brokencooltweets in your opinion, what's the best record label in music right now?

#brokencooltweets took to Twitter to ask the question:

in your opinion, what's the best record label right now in music?

The answer were both intelligent and humorous. Hit the jump for the Tweets feedback and feel free to leave your answer in the comments section.

broken links - May 14th, 2013

Music Industry in a Tailspin: Will Streaming Music Services Ever Turn a Profit? (Adotas)

New Ontario Government Helps The Music Industry Create Jobs (GON)

Can the Music Industry Overcome Sexism? (Huffington Post)

Grammy Awards 2014, 2015 air dates announced (Digital Spy)

Technology will change universities as it changed the music industry (Globe and Mail)

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One Key Way You Can Use Facebook Better As A Musician

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You don't need a blog post to tell you that Facebook is a key way to engage and grow your fanbase. And while countless musicians have Facebook pages, many of them are missing one of the key ingredients to make them successful.

#brokencooltweets What's The Best Advice You've Ever Received About the Music and Entertainment Business?

I took to Twitter for #brokencooltweets to ask people for the best advice they've ever received about the music and entertainment business. Hit the jump to check out some of the responses...and feel free to leave your advice in the comments section.