how Alex Wilhelm turned his Crazed Hits into an (unspecified) major label A&R gig

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/how-alex-wilhelm-turned-his-crazed-hits-1007955312.story

why buying Facebook likes costs more than money

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/like-shortcuts-these-will-cost-you-money-and-more.php

52 ways to screw an artist by Warner Bros Records

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/120919jamestaylor

the countries that torrent the most files, and what most torrented artists are in each country

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19601653

two articles about Apple and streaming

http://paidcontent.org/2012/09/13/apple-can-pick-its-moment-to-re-invent-music-again/

http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/15/apples-stream-dreams-the-history-of-a-potential-pandora-killer/

Spotify's DA Wallach explains how Spotify pay artists

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/09/spotifys-da-wallach-explains-how-spotify-pays-artists.html

will streaming services ever be profitable? An infographic

http://mashable.com/2012/09/04/streaming-music-revenue-charts/

long article about Shazam

http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/31/shazam-evolution/