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January 01, 1990 - January 20, 2013 + On the Beat
Radio Reinvented (Again) 
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It's time for the annual pilgrimage to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest. For the last few years, the famous music conference has...
Children's Music Hits Mainstream
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What a strange time in music! This week, the Top 3 selling albums from Billboard Magazine are children's records. These kind of records rarely dominate...
Bright Future for Digital
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The evidence is mounting. The future of the music business is the mobile music business. All signs are pointing to digital delivery systems that are...
On the Cellular Level
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No question, we're in the midst of the technological wild west. Companies are prospecting hard to find consumers' interest on everything digital right now, to...
It Was The Best of Times...
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First, there was the post Grammy blues. American Idol beat out the The Grammys in the ratings race for viewers, leading some to believe America...
The Grammys - To Watch Or Not To Watch
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Tonight, the American music business is anticipating its most exciting night of the year. Tonight, years of self sacrifice, coupled with exceptional talent will...
Winter Pledge Drive 2006
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All Things Must Pass
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According to Soundscan, the music sales monitoring chart, the highest selling CD this week sold less than 100,000 copies. It's a new low in...
As Slow As Possible
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As the music industry battles on, sales continue to decline. This week, only two records sold over 100,000 copies. But viewing music from a very...
A Look into 2006
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As we turn the focus to a new year, I look among my contemporaries in the music business for the leadership that will help usher...
Digital Encoding Creates Exciting Online Opportunities
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Our digital world is morphing faster than anyone could possibly keep up with it and, with those changes, the music business shifts exponentially as well....
The Power of One - How Bono is Changing the World
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When I was a kid, I felt deep down, that anyone, absolutely anyone, had the ability to change the world. I believed in the power...
The FCC & Payola
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Last week, a five million dollar fine was levied against the Warner Music Group by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, following...
The Seduction of the Apple Computer
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The New York Times reported this week that iTunes now sells more music than Borders Books or Tower Records. It all started with a...
What's up with Sony Music?
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It-s gotta be tough to be Sony Music right now. The last couple of months have been downright brutal for them. Since...
