Lessons from Macklemore

http://newartistmodel.com/lessons-from-macklemore/

Mark Mulligan: what future for the album in the on-demand age?

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/what-future-for-the-album-in-the-on-demand-age/

there will be a collapse in arena bands within a decade

http://www.businessinsider.com/analyst-there-will-be-a-collapse-in-arena-bands-within-a-decade-2014-7

Bob Lefsetz's guide to digital presence

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2014/07/23/digital-presence/

how Al Yankovic got a number one album in the US

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/arts/music/weird-al-yankovic-scores-with-mandatory-fun.html

how streaming music kills jazz and classical

http://www.salon.com/2014/07/20/its_not_just_david_byrne_and_radiohead_spotify_pandora_and_how_streaming_music_kills_jazz_and_classical/

Sam Smith's Spotify gamble - did it pay off?

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6174187/sam-smiths-spotify-gamble-did-it-pay-off?

George Ergatoudis predicting the death of albums

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28142994

Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records documentary