Bob Dylan should respond to the Nobel Prize committee if he wants that prize money

Oct 24, 2016
Per the prize’s rules, the musician is required to deliver a lecture or a concert to receive the nearly $1 million purse.
Honoree Bob Dylan speaks onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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In a decade marked by success, Taylor Swift shows some keen business chops

Oct 24, 2016
Taylor Swift, the country-turned-pop-singer-megastar-phenom dropped her self-titled debut album on this day a decade ago. Ten years, multiple Grammys, four more albums and a bunch of number-one hits later, she took the top spot on Forbes Highest-Paid Celebrities list this year with a cool $170 million. Along the way, Taylor Swift has developed — and isn’t afraid […]
Taylor Swift poses in the press room at the The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. 
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The band Sylvan Esso takes the Marketplace Quiz

Oct 6, 2016
The pair discuss the pros and cons of monetizing art.
Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn make up the band Sylvan Esso.
Shervin Lainez

Amazon to launch music streaming service

Aug 29, 2016
Amazon is reportedly joining the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.
Amazon is gearing up to join the music streaming business.
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Frank Ocean and the business of really fancy music videos

Aug 25, 2016
Is the music industry's future all-visual-albums, all the time?
Frank Ocean performs onstage during the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
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Larry Townsend: The Reformer

Aug 22, 2016
How the director of a country welfare department changed the national model.
Larry Townsend, former director of the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services.
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In New York, ice cream truck jingle jangles nerves

Jul 26, 2016
It may be the sound of summer, but flout the anti-noise rules and you'll be fined.
Mister Softees filling up at the pump.
Isabella Kulkarni

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Moby takes the Marketplace Quiz

Jul 8, 2016
The recent memoirist reflects on the loneliness of work and price of cocaine.
Sunny Khalsa

Flatbush Zombies on remaining independent, racism and more

Jun 24, 2016
For the Brooklyn-based hip-hop group, independence isn't just a business decision, it's a lifestyle.
Erick Arc Elliott, Zombie Juice and Meechy Darko of Flatbush Zombies perform onstage during TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC at Barclays Center of Brooklyn in 2015 in New York City.
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Esperanza Spalding takes the Marketplace Quiz

Jun 3, 2016
The jazz musician tells us about her Oregon upbringing and why she was a terrible 9-to-5 employee.
Performer Esperanza Spalding speaks during 'A Celebration of Song: In Performance at the White House Student Workshop."
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