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What makes a song a smash hit?
Slate
In the Slate Plus bonus segment of Wednesday's edition of the Culture Gabfest, Dana, Stephen, and Julia chat with Slate music critic Chris Molanphy...
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Best-selling albums are spending less time on top
The Economist
Music charts are becoming more competitive, and more volatile
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Youtubers and record labels are fighting, and record labels keep winning
The Verge
YouTube creators fight over copyright infringement on their videos is a never ending battle, but many creators are calling it the worst era ever. YouTube is trying to help lessen the problems, finding an equal balance for record labels and creators.
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Will computers soon control the music industry?
Forbes
Pay for songwriters and musicians often depends on the accuracy of digital music files.
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‘We’re so f-cked!’ Inside the industry’s long, slow embrace of streaming music
Rolling Stone
"We're so fucked!" Read a new excerpt from Steve Knopper's landmark 'Appetite for Self-Destruction' about the industry's embrace of streaming music.
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21 new artists to watch in 2020
Complex
Pigeons & Planes is all about music discovery, supporting new artists, and delivering the best music curation online and IRL. We're always listening.
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What can blockchain really do for the music industry? (#midem)
Musically
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a music-industry conference in possession of a good audience must be in want of a blockchain panel.
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A storm is coming to the global music industry - and more than $100 billion is at stake
Rolling Stone
Up to half of Universal Music Group is for sale — and the price may be astronomical — which could spell great news for its rivals.
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Attention, artists: Streaming music is the inescapable future. Embrace it
CNET
Music's bedrock business will be selling access to streams, not ownership of tunes. So what does that mean for the artists you love? It should be music to their ears.
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Why Post Malone is so catchy (HBO)
VICE News
Face tattoos, unkempt hair, and beer-swilling aren’t the typical blueprint for pop stardom. And yet, we still have Post Malone.He’s one of the most listened-...
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AI-created non-human music will need human narratives
Music x Tech x Future
To me, it's beyond a doubt that we'll all be listening to AI-created music within a few decades, and probably much sooner. The most important way in for this type of music is mood playlists. After the first couple of songs on such playlists, most people tune the music out and get back to their main
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Why I left the major label system
Medium
Full disclosure: I am an analog dude. I am “mature” enough to remember a time before the internet was prevalent in our daily lives. I dropped out of school to start my career before laptops replaced…
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Best headphones 2020: The best wired and wireless options
Trusted Reviews
Trusted Reviews' list of the best headphones, including in-ear and over-ears, wired and wireless, along with active noise cancelling pairs
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Influencers face backlash for promoting a Saudi Arabian music festival
The Verge
Several prominent models and Instagram influencers are facing backlash after attending and promoting Saudi Arabian music festival, MDL Beast. Commenters are "disappointed" and say they are "quietly ignoring the Saudi Arabian humanitarian crisis" by endorsing the country.
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Big music needs to be broken up to save the industry
Wired
A year without live music has been a disaster. So has corporate power in streaming, recording, and ticketing. Antitrust may be the only solution.
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Brain chips and biometrics: The future of how we’ll consume music
Vice
Inside music tech's battle for your brain, your ears, and your emotions.
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$4 billion paid to the music industry in last 12 months
Youtube Official Blog
Of the $4 billion total, 30% is from user-generated content (UGC). YouTube added more paid members in Q1 '21 than any quarter since launch.
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15 years of Spotify: How the streaming giant has changed and reinvented the music industry
Variety
As Spotify turns 15 this month, we look at 15 ways the streaming giant has changed, reinvented and reshaped music and the music business.
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KPM Music is one of the most important record labels in history
The Economist
Its artists aren’t famous and you can’t buy the records in shops. But KPM’s work can be heard everywhere | Books & arts
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What can we expect from Universal Music group’s $40-billion-plus IPO on Tuesday?
Variety
After years of buildup, Universal Music Group's IPO is on Tuesday. What can we expect? Analysts and industry experts weigh in ...