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Half of NPR’s Federal Budget Is Required to Protect Melania Trump In New York

April 3, 2017

A heavily barricaded Trump Tower (March 30th, 2017; photo: Anthony Quintano CC by 2.0) Taxpayers will pay an estimated $53 million just to protect Melania Trump at Trump Tower in New York this year alone. Th... Read More...

Does the World Really Need NPR?

Paul Resnikoff

March 16, 2017

Old NPR building at 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW in Washington, DC (Joe Loong, CC by 2.0) Trump wants to cut federal funding to National Public Radio (NPR). Is that such a bad thing? Before you rip me a lis... Read More...

Does High-Fidelity Music In Streaming Really Matter? Probably Not, Says a CNBC Test

Daniel Sanchez

August 9, 2016

Music companies, music streaming companies, and manufacturers are pushing more and more for listeners to enjoy a truly beautiful sound experience without all that loss. The examples are everywhere: Tidal i... Read More...

iHeartMedia Joins Forces With NPR

Charlotte Hassan

July 14, 2016

Today iHeartMedia announced that they have joined forces with NPR by signing an agreement. The agreement will allow its member stations to make their live News Talk programming available via iHeartRadio, i... Read More...

Executive Shuffle: Songkick, A2IM , CMG, UMG, NPR, FMC…

Charlotte Hassan

January 6, 2016

The latest executive moves across the music industry… Songkick's Matt Jones is now the sole CEO, as Ian Hogarth steps away to take on new role as Chairman. The news was announced via a blog post, titled ... Read More...

Executive Shuffles: CBS Radio, NPR, Sony Music Entertainment, UMG…

Charlotte Hassan

October 31, 2015

The latest executive moves across the music industry... CBS Radio recently announced Jeff Sottolano’s promotion from Director of Programming to Vice President of Programming. Jeff’s responsibilities have... Read More...

Obama Handpicked This DIY Artist For His Spotify Playlist

Ari Herstand

August 14, 2015

The White House released a pair of Spotify playlists today curated by The President. Alongside The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Florence And The Machine and Justin Timberlake, sits a hard-working Phill... Read More...

Working Through the Pandemic: Three Prominent Music Supervisors Discuss the Music Industry’s Way Forward

“My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

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Half of NPR’s Federal Budget Is Required to Protect Melania Trump In New York

Does the World Really Need NPR?

Does High-Fidelity Music In Streaming Really Matter? Probably Not, Says a CNBC Test

iHeartMedia Joins Forces With NPR

Executive Shuffle: Songkick, A2IM , CMG, UMG, NPR, FMC…

Executive Shuffles: CBS Radio, NPR, Sony Music Entertainment, UMG…

Obama Handpicked This DIY Artist For His Spotify Playlist

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