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December 29, 2012

New Music 2013

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  1. Here’s my starting point and what 2013 could sound like…erm the music after Bob Harris and Jesse Winchester that is…
  2. Jimi Hendrix LuLu Show 1969 **FULL**

    playthatbeat

    Tue, Feb 27 2007 12:03:49

  3. Ever hear this…?
  4. Livin’ In The Life/Go For Your Guns – The Isley Brothers – HQ

    pr1147

    Thu, Feb 23 2012 20:37:23

  5. You see once upon a time lots of genres used guitars and the sound of electric guitars , so last year it was good to hear this…
  6. Usher – Pumped Up Kicks in the Radio 1 Live Lounge

    bbcradio1

    Thu, Jun 14 2012 00:49:51

  7. then this came along at end 2012…
  8. Video: Miguel – The Thrill
    Blog Post Miguel Thanks to NPR All Songs Considered for premiering the above video for “The Thrill.” Miguel has that Elvis, king amongst …
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  9. where next?
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December 9, 2012

Spotify's Bold New Transition from Streaming Music Service to Music Platform

Reblogged from Music Industry Blog:

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Spotify today gave an update on the year to date and announced a host of new features.

5 Million Paying Subscribers

As expected Spotify has managed to hit the 5 million paying subscriber mark which is a fantastic achievement, as is the 1 million US paying subs also announced.  That translates to 1 million new paying subscribers in just 3 months. 

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Astonishing growth of Spotify. I'd say nearly half a billion dollars returned to music is a good start and all built on very strong R&D. The next stage for them is creative development and some of their follow initiative seems to indicate that's where they are going. The endgame is what we know as "radio", not sure they'll ever get there but interesting to see them at the head of that.
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February 16, 2012

Social media builds biggest Grammys audience for years

http://t.co/Cp5Hp6n8

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