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Bob Dylan should respond to the Nobel Prize committee if he wants that prize money
by
Donna Tam
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.
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 […]
The band Sylvan Esso takes the Marketplace Quiz
Oct 6, 2016
The pair discuss the pros and cons of monetizing art.
Amazon to launch music streaming service
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 29, 2016
Amazon is reportedly joining the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.
Frank Ocean and the business of really fancy music videos
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 25, 2016
Is the music industry's future all-visual-albums, all the time?
Larry Townsend: The Reformer
by
Caitlin Esch
Aug 22, 2016
How the director of a country welfare department changed the national model.
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.
For public good, not for profit.
Moby takes the Marketplace Quiz
Jul 8, 2016
The recent memoirist reflects on the loneliness of work and price of cocaine.
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.
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.