Google Launches A Streaming Music Service
by Laura Sydell
On Wednesday the company launched All Access, a paid subscription service that will put it in direct competition with Spotify and Pandora.
The Industry
Interviews, analysis and behind-the-scenes reporting about the many ways music moves from the people who make it to the people who listen to it.
When The Right One Comes Along: How 'Nashville' Tells Stories In Song
by NPR Staff
The mostly unreleased songs on the TV show Nashville are easily woven into the drama. They appear organically in living room songwriting sessions, late night honky-tonks or stadium dress rehearsals. But someone has to track them all down.
Covering Pop Hits On YouTube Is Starting To Pay
by Noah Nelson
Now that YouTube runs advertising on videos of cover songs, musicians like Tyler Ward are working with agencies to negotiate higher shares of that revenue.
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20 Years Ago Biz Markie Got The Last Laugh
by Oliver Wang
After the rapper lost a legal battle with far-reaching consequences over sampling, the mere existence of All Samples Cleared! was a triumph.
'The Talent Comes First': Roc Marciano Takes An A&R Gig
by Briana Younger
The New York rapper on his new role, Lil B's brilliance and doing business with good people.
Coachella's Hometown Aims To Cash In On Fest's Rising Tide
by Ben Bergman
SCPRThe highest-grossing music festival in the world happens in a city struggling to stay afloat.
Producer Phil Ramone, Who Made The Simple Sublime, Dies
by Tom Moon
In making classic albums by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Phil Ramone's greatest talent as a producer and engineer may have been finding ways to make songs sound the way the musicians wanted.
Gangsta Rap Swap Meet Proprietor Wan Joon Kim Has Died
Kim sold some of the earliest work of DJ Quik, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E in the mid-1980s, when few knew them and fewer stores would sell their music.
SFX Entertainment Buys Beatport
by Sami Yenigun
The dance music store, blog and chart is the latest acquisition in SFX's dance music buying spree.
A Tiny Bit Of Good News For The Record Industry
by Jacob Ganz
A report says there's reason to be optimistic about the market for recorded music around the world.
