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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.

Music Program Inspires Jacksonville Kids to Succeed https://t.co/UI22PEoifH pic.twitter.com/oisWfYzVRL
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 14, 2016

How The RIAA's New Album Certification Rules Will Affect Rap Music https://t.co/sSHn1mf13h
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 14, 2016

Music Fans Flock To Jazz Record Mart In River North Ahead of Potential Closing https://t.co/eBnCkKuj85 pic.twitter.com/J1Cvws999k
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 15, 2016

Billboard’s Power 100 Shames the Music Biz and Should Trouble Us All https://t.co/YxqcEC436g pic.twitter.com/kzRc3DfHMM
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 15, 2016

Independent and Independent on Sunday Print Closures Confirmed https://t.co/zXvnUPOPkI pic.twitter.com/xMDPBykPMK
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 15, 2016

Sony Music Strikes Direct Licensing Deal with South African Telco https://t.co/YFYEaOPEZU pic.twitter.com/eeuCl6P1b5
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 15, 2016

The Album is Not Dead—Yet https://t.co/lpaamuKECO pic.twitter.com/Lj15nZJoTG
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 15, 2016

Indie Leaders Lean Hard on Major Labels, Call for Lobbying Investment During Grammy Weekend Lunch https://t.co/eHqmm2o5kg
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 15, 2016

Pandora Details Its Pay Raise to Publishers https://t.co/f2LU0N8ZWL pic.twitter.com/qEmBoB7Fqc
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 15, 2016

Pandora Rival MixRadio Shut Down by LINE 14 Months After Nokia Sold It https://t.co/lqoxvV95yC pic.twitter.com/oXwIPeWOz3
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 17, 2016

Kanye West's 'Life of Pablo' Already Pirated 500,000 Times https://t.co/nzowee8NWs
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 17, 2016

Spotify Closing in on 30M Subscribers https://t.co/ci4B92OeIu
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 17, 2016

(Looking forward to seeing yall!) RT @LU_OSL: We look forward to having you at Langston University. @TalibKweli pic.twitter.com/C2Zp381n0f
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) February 17, 2016

Spotify CEO Says Apple, Google 'Don't Like Partnering' https://t.co/B8aO0AyZgJ
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 17, 2016

TuneCore Pays Artists $142 Million in 2015 https://t.co/aJwFkahXcv
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 17, 2016

Hip-Hop Legend Rakim Will Perform All Of 'Paid In Full' Live In NYC This Summer https://t.co/Y8kQNxrlws pic.twitter.com/eO6h0lWFdd
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 17, 2016

Sony Music Says a Harvard Copyright Lecture Violates Its Copyrights... | Digital Music News https://t.co/6BXF2zeb9w pic.twitter.com/dX8XI6Vlz5
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 18, 2016

Vevo Confirms It’s Going to Launch a Subscription Tier https://t.co/6dhXBx8h0Z pic.twitter.com/lo2MA8C7zu
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 18, 2016

SFX Bankruptcy Filing Provides Detailed Finance Info, Shows a Company Falling Short https://t.co/b6uXusQbvt pic.twitter.com/jKXShU89IF
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 18, 2016

Brazil Proposes Copyright Fees for Streaming Music Services https://t.co/yutI8nmle5
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 18, 2016

Universal Hip-Hop Museum is finally open to visitors – at least virtually https://t.co/p8s05HfTya pic.twitter.com/sHYr02FCuL
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 18, 2016

Music industry reps claim 40% drop in live music revenue since Sydney lockout laws https://t.co/Bqjo13fStx… pic.twitter.com/fx1vDi9Myv
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 19, 2016

Check out @MrTruthTone of @TruthToneMzk on the @lorimooreshow https://t.co/9VIi4G2A9A #FatherhoodSupportNetwork pic.twitter.com/J0FYrxlRyO
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 19, 2016

'Most Dangerous' Prison Also Home to SC's Newest Music https://t.co/8vx5iyP45G pic.twitter.com/CaMuVyQjzk
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 19, 2016

10 Tricks of the Trade https://t.co/oTSNYVry06 (via @indieonthemove) #MusicBiz #IndieTips #Motivation
— Ross | Electric Kiwi (@ElectricKiwi) February 19, 2016

Music/Tech Investment Doubled in 2015 to Just Under $2bn https://t.co/kfG700maQC
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 19, 2016

Sony Music Decides Harvard's Copyright Lecture Isn't Illegal After All | Digital Music News https://t.co/uRk91x8X9Y
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 19, 2016

Indie Music Service Drip Has Dried Up | Thump https://t.co/JVBCSFZQfd pic.twitter.com/ZOYhHTusXR
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 19, 2016

Slave to the Algorithm? How music Fans Can Reclaim Their Playlists From Spotify https://t.co/a6oN8voL0o pic.twitter.com/J0rkxGGyCK
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 19, 2016

Music Industry Vets Take Issue with How HBO's 'Vinyl' Depicts the Business | Billboard https://t.co/xaSgOvMCrC
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 20, 2016

YOLONDA of Truth Tone Records' "Kalamazoo" song (written by Kandace Lavender and produced by Achickwitbeatz) made it's...
Posted by Achickwitbeatz Jordan on Saturday, February 20, 2016

How The Music Industry Erases The World, According To Record Producer Ian Brennan https://t.co/pbKaPMLffM pic.twitter.com/vH4rj3xqMq
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 20, 2016

When Music Becomes Popular, Faster via @polygraphing https://t.co/VsvxAGiLwy pic.twitter.com/muJZncEpk5
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) February 21, 2016