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Streaming services start to even the score

Sep 22, 2015
Revenue from services like Spotify are offsetting the slide in digital downloads.

Run the Jewels on the confederate flag, money and teens

Jul 15, 2015
The duo's relationship with success has changed as they’ve hit 40.
Rappers El-P (L) and Killer Mike of Run the Jewels perform onstage during day 2 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
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Global Release Day plays across the world

Jul 10, 2015
Fridays are now the day that new music becomes available in 45 countries.

Independent record labels push back against Apple

Jun 19, 2015
The company's effort to get into streaming has created tensions with musicians.

Are music festivals a bubble waiting to burst?

May 7, 2015
They've grown from just a handful across the country to hundreds.

Taylor Swift, trademark diva

Jan 28, 2015
You can 'Party Like It's 1989,' but Taylor Swift owns the rights to it, and more.

For public good, not for profit.

Shazam CEO: Introducing visual 'Shazaming'

Jan 14, 2015
Plus, listen to CEO Rich Riley's 'Bad Day at Work' playlist

Holiday music economics: New artists sing old songs

Dec 24, 2014
Popular artists often rehash holiday standards. But why? Consumer demand.

Diplo: DJ, producer and entrepreneur

Nov 13, 2014
Electronic dance music stars like Wesley Pentz are reshaping pop music.