 Apple's iPod turns 10 years old on Nov. 10. The device helped blow up the recording industry's business model. Meet the entrepreneurs picking up the pieces.
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About 25,000 bands each month are signing on with the startup that helps them get music straight to fans. Plus: How indie rocker Sufjan Stevens sold 10,000 albums in one weekend without iTunes, Amazon, or CDs.
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Harmonix put music games on steroids when it created Guitar Hero and Rock Band. When the fad ended and parent company Viacom tried to unload it, industry watchers predicted its demise. Now the storied business is bouncing back.
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The glut of television and online video makes licensing "one of the only strong growth areas" in the music biz. Jingle Punks connects producers with artists, and manages licensing around the globe.
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An upstart U.K. service has banked 8 million fan reviews of 85,000 songs. The company says it can mine that data to predict hits. Record labels and artists are paying to find out.
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From the Eigenharp to the Stick Guitar to the Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheeepeeeee, hear the sounds of 10 new devices for musicians.
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