Today’s headlines, July 17

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Attractive tax incentives intended to lure music industry to Michigan and revitalize Motor City http://twurl.nl/iuk8lm 4 hrs ago
EMI reportedly going on the block and Warner Music is making preparation for a possible bid http://twurl.nl/jfhwy3 4 hrs ago
Division between the two principals may still be still strong but the integrity that was such an important part of the band remains intact. 23 hrs ago
Interesting bit of trivia but Supertramp has yet to ever licence tracks for use in hits anthologies. 23 hrs ago
Amber, Aquarius, Aquitaine, Arc, Filthy Rich, Grand Ent., Mushroom, Much, Nimbus, Solid Gold, Quality, Royalty, Savannah, Smile, Sparton... 23 hrs ago
And on the subject of labels, what a fascinating history it would make to have an encyclopedia of Canadian labels over the years. 23 hrs ago
And on the subject of labels, what a fascinating history it would make to read an encyclopedic history of Canadian labels over the years. 23 hrs ago
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What Was Said…

I think this is a great time for the industry. It’s just shifting and the way people are making money is changing. And if I were to change one thing, it would be the obsession with hits.

I think too many people are way too depressed about the absence of hits, but they’re missing out on the greater opportunity, which is this fundamental shift away from music for the masses to music for the niches. I think there’s a new class of artist emerging, an artistic middle class — Panos Panay, Sonicbids CEO

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