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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.

Vinyl, Key to Boosting Reggae Music Sales https://t.co/JT3Iph703p
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 20, 2016

DJ Premier Still a Cut Above https://t.co/UQZ6bD54WD pic.twitter.com/GkwfX0Lo1O
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 20, 2016

Jazz Bash Raises More Than $6,700 for Hanover-Horton Student Music Programs https://t.co/gSXUyOp5Ng
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 20, 2016

Eggs ✔️, bread ✔️, Foo Fighters ✔️... "Sainsbury's Begins Selling Vinyl Records Again" https://t.co/BL5BnWogmh pic.twitter.com/OfQXElzh6v
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Hip Hop + Comics = Hip Hop Family Tree. pic.twitter.com/zFob1LdxsU
— Ed Piskor (@EdPiskor) March 21, 2016

AIM Academy Launches in London with Record Label Masterclass This Week https://t.co/jYjEHP5oZs
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Hunt for US Streaming Publishing Settlements Won’t Stop at Spotify https://t.co/31shQ7RX6m
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Fullscreen Buys StageBloc, Startup That Powers Fan Engagement for Metallica, Keith Urban https://t.co/iveQ6X0wKP
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Paul McCartney Strikes Out to Gain Control of His Share of the Beatles Catalogue https://t.co/SuJDVmxyyX pic.twitter.com/XnMnCY3liE
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Nielsen Launches Digital Audio Ratings to Quantify Broadcast Radio’s Online Consumption https://t.co/9mIbMT4fG9 pic.twitter.com/dyzU7jmlGW
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Is Music The Comic Book Industry's New Secret Weapon? https://t.co/LuwBgR2hSL pic.twitter.com/mFyUVF8Py1
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Pharrell Williams Hosts Intimate Masterclass and Funds Need-Based Music Scholarship https://t.co/UeEfcQRLb9
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 21, 2016

Hip Hop Legend Doug E. Fresh to Perform Live at 2016 New York International Auto Show https://t.co/AAwhtoWI7y pic.twitter.com/oK6zVVetqP
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Now You Can Sketch Musical Ideas on Interactive Sheet Music | The Creators Project https://t.co/KMrVIooeUh pic.twitter.com/eCoV0Whf6q
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Spotify Now Has 30M Subscribers According to CEO's Tweet https://t.co/3S5yv67xjc pic.twitter.com/Ha24UYDV29
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Ladies Of The Underground Daily is out! https://t.co/IROVmI8YtH Stories via @SheekNSassyEnt @divadoment @achickwitbeatz
— Paradyme (@LUMvmtMusic) March 22, 2016

Music Biz 2016 Welcomes Top Female Execs and Artists for First-Ever ‘Music’s Leading Ladies’ Event https://t.co/uJnwa5xsOi
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Deezer Promotes Aurélien Hérault to Take on Spotify’s Discover Weekly https://t.co/tbRz2Y08bE pic.twitter.com/4m7F5gjbvV
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Sony Music is Quietly Working to Adapt to a Market Now Devoid of a Purchase Journey https://t.co/0xvmYLXU9y pic.twitter.com/F3wYRzJG7W
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

J Dilla's Last Album Is Both a Debut and a Finale https://t.co/JctSKwiTdW pic.twitter.com/gdKpkkT34t
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Hip Hop Caucus Launches Respect My Vote! Non-Partisan Campaign to Mobilize Young Voters in the 2016 General Election https://t.co/x4orwsnjOv
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

The Roots Tease New Music And Reveal 'Secret Sauce' Of SXSW Jam Session https://t.co/FKMI2i94w2 pic.twitter.com/xUnj1EHQm5
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Streaming Beats Digital Downloads to Top US Music Money League | https://t.co/y7wInk5Tfp https://t.co/RhrhwKDi2E pic.twitter.com/1daofBUSqo
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 22, 2016

Rest In Beats PHIFE ATCQ Forever pic.twitter.com/jwYNU6YLJ8
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) March 23, 2016

Hip Hop Loses Another Legendary Emcee; Phife Dawg Passes Away https://t.co/AbXInjCL32 pic.twitter.com/u2p7wZcFWd
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

YouTube Wants You to Stop Comparing It to Spotify and Apple Music https://t.co/Y5YXZpQlWw pic.twitter.com/9qrDJN0235
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

💜 #ATribeCalledQuest #ripphifedawg https://t.co/79AxYOp15Q
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

Remembering Phife Dawg: What He Did for Hip Hop https://t.co/YwDEzVxS0J pic.twitter.com/3z1Ev0UN9d
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

Rhythm Related Recollections: March 23rd | https://t.co/XR3oEyUmaq https://t.co/cKPA6syDgd #OnThisDay #History #DOOM pic.twitter.com/DqL0MiWZFX
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

Hip-hop Pioneer Phife Dawg Remembered https://t.co/012c38WHQ2 pic.twitter.com/jHumRfom8F
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

Listen to Imani, Vol. 1 by Blackalicious on @AppleMusic now! https://t.co/cVgDeXAfA8
— Blackalicious (@blackalicious_) March 23, 2016

Brick By Brick: How Companies Are Chipping Away at Music's Big Data Problem https://t.co/pSAoWqpPTe pic.twitter.com/muse3mBqt4
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

Apple Music Partners with Vice for Music Documentary Series | Cult of Mac https://t.co/wbOEFDvs7b pic.twitter.com/Z6MzWPa5fc
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 23, 2016

Cornell Preserves Images of 20k Hip Hop Records https://t.co/tZHRPymVBS pic.twitter.com/DWJd7k1AIN
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

‘Rest in Beats’: The Hip Hop World Reacts to Phife Dawg’s Death https://t.co/FsmjAM6IWf pic.twitter.com/K4Wz7tgX40
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Q&A: “It’s Complicated:” Da’ Truth Talks God and Music | The Baylor Lariat https://t.co/NTawZDVQ3i pic.twitter.com/BTxrJr65ql
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Songkick Files New Legal Papers in Live Nation Battle, as Ticketmaster Partners with Bandsintown | CMU https://t.co/DqCoqdPDDi
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Spotify Restarts Asia Expansion with Indonesia Launch, Eyes Japan… https://t.co/TmduWYNyD1 pic.twitter.com/CMh0wtZTY5
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Dope. https://t.co/VNQ7xvRURj
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

This Week's Number One Album Is The Lowest-Selling In History https://t.co/23c8PCilHN
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Hip Hop Summit Tipped to Bring a Difference | Mmegi Online https://t.co/9CZ3AujfxA pic.twitter.com/tHDdbDYh3b
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Record Bird Helps You to Be the Smartest Music Fan You Know https://t.co/7EYf94Zgo0 pic.twitter.com/0SI37z9ehj
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Instagram for Music? Chicago-Based App Aims for the Big Stage https://t.co/x4ICZzrPU3 pic.twitter.com/nhRLycTFEV
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

Vevo Will Let You Import Spotify Data to Improve Its Recommendations https://t.co/syUSPMRQq1
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 24, 2016

'How Did This Song Get In That Commercial?' Some Answers From SXSW https://t.co/GLvKvBJLMy pic.twitter.com/ajQqwxtfQq
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Ladies Of The Underground Daily is out! https://t.co/0MMXZ9zfPX Stories via @palisadehills @sistahtaraji @achickwitbeatz
— Paradyme (@LUMvmtMusic) March 25, 2016

Musicians Push for Tax Credit Overhaul to Keep Music in N.Y. https://t.co/sBeemZrrg2 pic.twitter.com/sY3MR6HJv9
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Pandora Media Inc Stock Up 12% on Buyout Rumors: Here's What You Should Know https://t.co/zJIrZLq5WH pic.twitter.com/Hr12jBZ25s
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Liberty University School of Music Acquires Recording Label to Support Commercial Music Programs, Public https://t.co/GfHL9xS2Fu
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

.@DeLaZoo Returns To Kalamazoo's Hip-Hop Scene With New Label Behind Him https://t.co/eVK1e9g3kT pic.twitter.com/mq3Aocx9Lu
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

SoundCloud Plans to Monetize Remixes to Stand Out Against Competitors https://t.co/zuRk05V0KS pic.twitter.com/To1qDf486W
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Michael Rapaport on Phife Dawg: ‘One of the Most Lovable Figures In Hip-Hop’ | SPIN https://t.co/ifPtoUGdQ4 pic.twitter.com/bm5fl6Hrgc
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Musexpo Los Angeles Returns to Hollywood In April | Digital Music News https://t.co/xDMWGXrVgA pic.twitter.com/FFfh1fZx0I
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Dubset Isn’t Licensed by the Majors or Merlin…But Says It’s Working on It https://t.co/oRmTinxs5l pic.twitter.com/i2BlnZl8yv
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

France Set to Introduce Streaming Data Into Albums and Singles chart https://t.co/mMvwNP6DSM
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Canadian Government Earmarks Nearly $1.9 Billion for Culture and the Arts in New Budget https://t.co/Q0KhwJRHXM pic.twitter.com/pgTL99lkbS
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

5 Things Independent Music Can Learn From Video Games, TV and Movies https://t.co/ChcJpAyRYI pic.twitter.com/dFoUbyYyBm
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 25, 2016

Hear Here: Wise P - "Da Ignorant Truth" [Produced by Achickwitbeatz] https://t.co/hEQmq6eCkB pic.twitter.com/0Tq0g3ZgsF
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

A Do-It-Yourself Website for Musicians Changes Its Tune https://t.co/9LkrBfha7F pic.twitter.com/4laZQ1vKyh
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

‘Business of Music’ Experience Awaits at MS State’s Templeton Music Museum | Mississippi State University https://t.co/vU7W6AOurp
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

If SoundCloud Launched a Subscription Service, Would Anybody Pay? | Digital Music News https://t.co/7UzyLFC7bb pic.twitter.com/YMtNkLPdhA
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

Local Band Helps Kids Express Themselves Through the Art of Music https://t.co/IkFHEjs78y
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

Aretha Franklin Still Looking for Biopic Investors https://t.co/IxM31hG2RZ pic.twitter.com/PZwsdSZlHS
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

Music Studios Bring New Dimension to Boys & Girls Clubs https://t.co/ren7mdd9fl pic.twitter.com/6U09BAKTfv
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

Costa Mesa Record Shop on Wheels Represents the Vinyl Turnaround https://t.co/yTMakGKWCq pic.twitter.com/gdTaEXdGi0
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

Social Justice Hip-Hop Theater Company Comes to Hudson Valley https://t.co/FoWfTVIZaV pic.twitter.com/u76TFzKDoT
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016

Female Hip-Hop Pioneers Salt-N-Pepa Decry Judgment of Women's Sexuality | eNCA https://t.co/GeSoFmZ7cZ pic.twitter.com/0wzT48PTr3
— A.Chick.Wit.Beatz. (@achickwitbeatz) March 26, 2016