From metalhead to Latin music mogul

Dec 10, 2019
Criteria Entertainment CEO Diana Rodriguez learned the music business in Colombia before becoming the first woman to head a U.S Latin label.
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Music industry navigates "extreme vetting" of foreign artists

Jul 11, 2019
Foreign artists are running into difficulty with visas, resulting in delays and cancellations.
West African rock band Tal National.
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Billboard takes a closer look at bundling

Jun 11, 2019
A recent spat with DJ Khaled is making the music industry question what really counts as a sold copy of an album.
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Apple pulls the plug on iTunes as we know it

Jun 3, 2019
The software is being split into separate applications for music, TV and podcasts.
Steve Jobs stands by a projection of the iTunes website as he launches iTunes Music Store in Great Britain, Germany and France in 2004.
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The business of being Taylor Swift

Apr 26, 2019
Let’s do the numbers on the 29-year-old star.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on October 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. 
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¡Más volumen! Mexico City is a new capital of the digital music business

Feb 8, 2019
Spotify says the world's largest market for its streaming service is not NYC or London: it's Mexico City. And this metropolis is becoming a huge hub for those who create, produce or monetize digital music.
Camilo Lara of Mexican Institute Of Sound performs during day one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Club on April 19, 2009 in Indio, California. 
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Questlove on "chasing ghosts"

Oct 11, 2018
"I'm amazed that no one's kicked me out of the pool yet."
“In my mind, it's always, this could end tomorrow. So don't ever sleep,” Questlove says.
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The world's unlikely capital of heavy metal

Sep 7, 2018
When a tiny, rural Finnish town of 3,000 residents earned the title it presented a wild opportunity.
Finnish thrash metal band Stam1na performing at the 2014 Rakuuna Rock festival in Lappeenranta, Finland. The band's hometown Lemi, population 3,076, was recently crowned the Capital of Metal.
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The history of the song "Louie Louie"

Apr 23, 2018
A look at the origins of the song that the FBI investigated for 18 months.
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Cardi B teaches us how she makes money move

Apr 6, 2018
Already a hit on the charts, the rapper finally releases her debut album, “Invasion of Privacy."
Cardi B performs onstage during the Warner Music Group pre-Grammy Party in association with V Magazine on Jan. 25, 2018 in New York City.
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