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February 8, 2013 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, a rap group out of Seattle, say they rose to the top without a label. That's not entirely true.

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October 16, 2012 America still makes the world's most popular music. But other countries are fighting for their share of the global market. In other worlds: Gangnam Style is not a fluke.

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October 12, 2012 The viral hit isn't a fluke. South Korea has been cultivating a global music business for decades.

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August 1, 2012 And he live-tweeted it. "Bought this back, just to give it away!"

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April 17, 2012 When IRS agents raided the house of rapper Young Buck, they seized all his things: his white leather dining chairs, his watches, his craps table, his tattoo kit. Now, they're being put up for auction.

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January 20, 2012 How much did Katy Perry's label spend on her album? And how much did they make?

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July 8, 2011 On today's show, we tell the story of a secret battle that's been going on for more than a year: The fight to create the song of the summer, the music industry's holy grail.

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June 3, 2011 A couple college friends decided Omaha needed a music venue. The community they created led developers to remake a whole neighborhood.

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May 20, 2011 Jonathan Coulton makes a lot of money selling his music on the Internet. Is he a new model for musicians, or a lucky fluke?

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