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Future of Music Coalition
CEO of the Future of Music Coalition, a nonprofit that advocates for artists, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, teaching technology and culture
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Casey Rae
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Is Apple Music Good or Bad for Recording Artists? Apple is getting into the popular music-streaming business today -- but Spotify, Google Play, Pandora and even public radio stations are already there. Although several musicians have been skeptical of the digital-music market, like Taylor Swift they're allowing Apple to stream its songs — with the potential for reaching 100 million people with iPhones. Can the company that invented iTunes persuade a generation of music listeners to actually pay? Casey Rae is CEO of the Future of Music Coalition , a nonprofit advocating for artists. He's also an adjunct professor of technology and culture at Georgetown University.
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