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Google Music’s Artist Hub Asks Artists to Bring the Wheel and Inflate It, Too

Ben Patterson, Founder and President, DashGo, Inc. in Voices on November 23, 2011 at 11:34 am PT

When Google Music launched last week, much of the attention focused on the “Artist Hub” feature that allows unsigned bands to create a profile and sell music direct to fans. Okay … And?

An Indie Label Sounds Off: Why We Don’t Love Grooveshark

Peter Kafka in Media on June 18, 2009 at 4:39 am PT

When a big music label sues a scrappy Web music start-up, most people tend to sympathize reflexively with the little guy. But not everyone. Here’s the case against Grooveshark–not from EMI, which has hauled them into court, but from an indie that by all rights ought to be working with Grooveshark: “The service is just ripping off the band.”