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I remember Aaliyah! Do you?

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/aaliyah-personal-essay-2016

Remembering Aaliyah, My Mentor Through Life | NOISEY For the last 15 years, I’ve mourned the artist who helped me navigate friendship, gender, and queerness—three of the most important parts of my life today.

"The streaming leader is discussing making some new music available only to paying subscribers in hopes of ending a months-long impasse with the major record companies, The Post has learned."

http://nypost.com/2016/08/29/spotify-releases-some-new-music-to-paying-customers-only/

Spotify releases some new music to paying customers only Newly married Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek is coming around to the idea of compromise. The streaming leader is discussing making some new music available only to paying subscribers in hopes of…

"By 2020, two-thirds of all online activity is expected to take place on mobile devices. Currently, mobile-only internet access has risen more sharply among Latino, black, and low-income Americans."

http://shorensteincenter.org/mobile-vs-computer-news-audiences-and-outlets/

Mobile vs. Computer: Implications for News Audiences and Outlets - Shorenstein Center A new paper by Johanna Dunaway, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor of communication at Texas A&M University, examines how mobile technology – despite expanding internet access – is also contributing to a digital divide in news consumption....

"There were a shadowy Illuminati controlling the world of rap, Lyor Cohen would be its all-seeing eye, the man behind the scenes, pulling the strings of the most powerful players and reaping the benefits."

http://www.complex.com/music/2016/08/lyor-cohen-300-entertainment-interview

Lyor Cohen Predicted The Rise Of Young Thug. Here’s What He Thinks Is Coming Next. The 300 Entertainment founder has been around the block. In fact, he helped build it. Here, he reveals what’s around the next corner.

"Most Americans can recite their share of jingles. Perhaps they can’t remember their partner’s cell phone number, but they know every digit required to reach Empire carpet."

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/what-killed-the-jingle/497291/

What Killed the Jingle? Marketing ditties once had a distinctive, hokey sound, but today’s advertisers have ditched them for standard pop songs.