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Don't sleep on what's happening in the music world around you. Peep relevant music news that happened this week. I surf the interwebs continuously (frequently with bags under my eyes) looking for music information & news that is good for independent artists of all genres to be aware of and aid in the advancement of their careers. I tend to tweet this information more often than I share on other social media outlets (Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Tumblr, etc), but here's a "go to" list in the event you've missed my tweets or the posts of sites that have provided the information. These posts typically exclude sensationalized mainstream gossip such as supposed "hip hop beefs", "who's dating/'whatevering' who" & other stuff that may be entertaining, but won't help you advance in your own endeavors.
Cause Celeb: Busta Rhymes dedicating his life to prison reform https://t.co/jJbKU5lHgX pic.twitter.com/A6hPyLxML2
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 27, 2016
Music Revenue Figures Show An Industry Running In Place https://t.co/GdIlsInGeL pic.twitter.com/gKHiFRo1wr
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 28, 2016
Pandora's founder is taking over as CEO — and the stock is tanking https://t.co/MMF8eBiQgG pic.twitter.com/Gg8IlqBjnp
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 28, 2016
Industry Profile: Thimble Slide - Musician Invents Unique Slide Guitar Solution https://t.co/kPQUC5pJoh pic.twitter.com/lrV1LrzJtB
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 28, 2016
Michigan News Daily is out! https://t.co/hqATHp95QK Stories via @JoshNewkirk7 @HardCoreAds @achickwitbeatz
— Tom Washburn (@Tommyew) March 28, 2016
The Indie Label Services Market is Shrinking – and That’s a Problem https://t.co/ldrT2D1Mdz
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 28, 2016
Sony’s Music Boss Michael Lynton Steps Up Amid Corporate Changes https://t.co/pvT35CkltW pic.twitter.com/BiNgRi5T9u
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 28, 2016
If Apple Doesn't Buy Pandora Another Tech Giant Will https://t.co/7eGNXeLi2K pic.twitter.com/b7N7NHlipy
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 28, 2016
Fatman Scoop Tears Up a Primary School in Liverpool https://t.co/9c2zWzdUaa pic.twitter.com/OWcapzeumk
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 28, 2016
Executive Turntable: CAA Promotions, New Moves @ VH1 Save the Music Foundation, ASCAP & More https://t.co/eKaDfMWfPO pic.twitter.com/ASL5FhQiMI
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Hip-hop as Teaching Method? Educator From Illinois Qualified As This Year’s Global Teacher Prize https://t.co/sWyWf4bpMG
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Sophomore Creates Campus Magazine Devoted to Hip Hop https://t.co/e4gzlxHuUw pic.twitter.com/kXGwAEgMcj
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Man Arrested for Selling $864K in Pirated Music https://t.co/087C0D9Ge4 pic.twitter.com/cJ8OqqXt1A
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
SoundCloud Launches Subscription Service ‘Go’ in the US Market https://t.co/I2ZVBsCuxV pic.twitter.com/kv6wKy9mrr
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Cür Media Missed Its First Deadline for Licensing Payments https://t.co/GAV26ofmLb pic.twitter.com/hLCrRzPgQP
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Time Warner Ordered to Pay Damages for Using Pirated Music at Spanish Theme Park for 6 Years https://t.co/JpqWAMYGQo pic.twitter.com/mn5I0M9Let
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Gamified Ticket Selling Company Physical Network Acquires We Represent to Form StreetTeam in $3.5M Deal: Exclusive https://t.co/SaJ3HJBDRS
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Al-Markazia Sponsors Disrupt Music Embracing Young Talents and Creative Ideas https://t.co/raJhpbd0f0 pic.twitter.com/azU8fCa29a
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Juno Week Launches with Music on C-Trains https://t.co/dJNflMjLiC pic.twitter.com/FnMiHSiJru
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
Live Streaming App Periscope Touts 200 Million Broadcasts in Its First Year https://t.co/yPYFv9iWVn pic.twitter.com/8ABkGD1oZq
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 29, 2016
TIDAL Has Hit 3M Subscribers, Adding 2.5M Since Jay Z Buyout https://t.co/CzIzucpZ2S pic.twitter.com/uG3veh6Mot
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 30, 2016
Rutgers Groups Host Professional Dancer for Hip Hop Workshop https://t.co/TQLT4YOhAw pic.twitter.com/aBkWdjGIGr
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 30, 2016
Spotify Ready for Streaming Showdown as It Raises $1bn in Convertible Debt https://t.co/IhvzHxiBEs pic.twitter.com/YacXQXfZZJ
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 30, 2016
Women in Music Show R.E.S.P.E.C.T. https://t.co/mE9irFL2fC pic.twitter.com/S13j2WvTIe
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 30, 2016
Why the Record Industry Is Not at War With Free Music https://t.co/7nyuCsRl6f pic.twitter.com/VxpwAslyHB
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 30, 2016
Ticketmaster Wins First Round In Songkick Fight | Amplify https://t.co/IQEahaVs82 pic.twitter.com/9U2sdgrTpl
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 30, 2016
Hip-Hop Programming at Queens Library Presents "The Artistry of DJ'ing & Cuisine w/DJ Neil Armstrong" https://t.co/oueKS1loQJ
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 30, 2016
Jay Z Unleashes ‘Giant Lawsuit’ Against Former Tidal Owners https://t.co/Y8Lri9lIlD pic.twitter.com/Uu35atUAkr
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
Brandy Sues Record Label Over Right to Release New Music https://t.co/riq0gUlLlR pic.twitter.com/P1zRLFgmcu
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
Young Inventor Could Change the Music Industry https://t.co/B8ef7BH7Qr pic.twitter.com/LqV5VCbavv
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
New Program Aims to Teach Kids Physics Through Hip Hop Dance https://t.co/gqihO0H6gx pic.twitter.com/O6ha9yvBlj
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
'Hip Hop & Social Justice' Blends Activism and Music https://t.co/LWIn7jYhhC pic.twitter.com/EM3jE2DBq7
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
How 3 Women Are Disrupting One Of Music’s Biggest Boys Clubs https://t.co/8xM6OVXmfr? pic.twitter.com/ZUrJaLBdvv
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
This Festival Lineup is Peak '90s Hip Hop Nostalgia | FasterLouder https://t.co/vk0oFEGtAn pic.twitter.com/io7eoXvLN2
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
Hip Hop Pioneer to Hold Master Class, DJ Set at DIME School https://t.co/X6vhbn0R7N
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
[PIAS] Expands US Operations | Complete Music Update https://t.co/v0AwM9FXLl pic.twitter.com/71sGnoE0YY
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 31, 2016
Here Are The States With The Most Music Festivals https://t.co/EZ8bIjcxkI pic.twitter.com/gMwIIpsjZW
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
SFX Founder Pens Departing Memo | Complete Music Update https://t.co/dMJCMlHTXn pic.twitter.com/49YdBTEuMy
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
Has Spotify won the music streaming wars? https://t.co/35oK2sZrbw pic.twitter.com/stvxcIyicT
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
Recording Arts Degree | Music Industry College | York College of Pennsylvania https://t.co/GmpPsAOQTS pic.twitter.com/8hlaXasuId
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
Will Apple's iStrum electric guitar unite or divide tech and music industries? https://t.co/Y8Ik2oop2V pic.twitter.com/Z5TwoaYxBU
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
US Industry Rallies as Safe Harbours Review Deadline Arrives | Complete Music Update https://t.co/iT1NZCjyDI pic.twitter.com/f1T88zYmZa
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
Asheville Tourism Promotes City Music Scene https://t.co/aNQ16w7ynS pic.twitter.com/xOrIEEFUsT
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
Universal Music’s US Production Music Business Announces New Alliance with SESAC | CMU https://t.co/NPGz9gXMPz pic.twitter.com/LPhpYbIqBA
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 1, 2016
Physical Sales Boost Italian Music Industry Revenue For Third Straight Year https://t.co/3OThhMoZI5 pic.twitter.com/iHxi0KIcAN
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 2, 2016
Ladies Of The Underground Daily is out! https://t.co/ne3884nL1v Stories via @achickwitbeatz @syleecia @CandyAcidReign
— Paradyme (@LUMvmtMusic) April 2, 2016
Economic Development Focusing on Music Industry https://t.co/H2VQWL8bA6 pic.twitter.com/ZUKMlQMhsz
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) April 2, 2016