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Deconstructing the Week in Music 6.22 – 6.28

Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by refe in MUSIC INDUSTRY

Here’s a recap of what went on in the music industry this week. Make sure to check out anything you might have missed and leave your comments. Know something we don’t? Submit a story.

Most Popular:

5 Reasons Why the Performance Rights Act is a Bad Idea – Is this bill really for the artists?

Why the Music Industry Still Needs Tastemakers – Sometimes ‘recommendation engines’ just don’t cut it.

Last Week

Creative Culture and the Growing Copyright Extremism – How the industry is criminalizing a generation, what they could have done instead, and how music fans can respond.

How Creative Commons can Enhance Your Business Model – Demystifying the various Creative Commons licenses.

Big New Album Releases – Several highly anticipated albums dropped last week – Check out a full list here.

How to Create a Release Strategy for the New Music Marketplace – Capitalize on the new ways fans are consuming music.

Music Video Picks:

No new videos last week, but check out out the archives.

This Week in Music History:

1975 – American singer songwriter Tim Buckley completed the last show of a tour in Dallas, Texas, playing to a sold-out crowd of 1,800 people. This was Buckley’s last ever show, he died the following day of a heroin and morphine overdose aged 28. (This Day in Music)

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