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January 01, 1990 - October 08, 2012 + On the Beat

Radio Reinvented (Again) listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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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... listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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All Things Must Pass listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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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 listen

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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? listen

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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...