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How summer festivals boost town economies and foster community pride

by Molly Wood and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 16, 2017
Festivals generate revenue for local businesses, but they help build a sense of community as well
Crowds gather at a film festival in Telluride, Colorado.
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Taylor Swift tells streaming 'You Belong with Me,' and it's all about timing

by Aaron Schrank
Jun 9, 2017
Do you have a less-tortured Swift pun? Inquire within.
Taylor Swift performs during her "1989" world tour in Melbourne, Australia.
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Using the lessons of hip-hop to start a business

by Marielle Segarra
Jun 6, 2017
A program in Philadelphia is teaching entrepreneurship through the successes and failures of the music business.
Students at the Institute of Hip Hop Entrepreneurship are learning how to start a business.
Photo courtesy of the IHHE
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French indie rockers Phoenix take the Marketplace Quiz

by Hayley Hershman
May 19, 2017
And explain why oysters are the key to fortune.
Phoenix, from left: Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Deck D’Arcy.
Emma Le Doyen
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The video game soundtrack for a video game that doesn't exist

by Adriene Hill and Janet Nguyen
May 4, 2017
Leon Chang created a 12-track album for "Bird World."
A representation of Leon Chang's "Bird World."
Courtesy Leon Chang
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Musician Tei Shi takes the Marketplace Quiz

by Hayley Hershman
Apr 21, 2017
Artists 'have to be a million different things,' she says.
In a next life, Tei Shi would be a sculptor.
JJ Medina
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This indie music label is investing in vinyl

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 24, 2017
Hand Drawn Records in Texas wants to press a million records this year on its new machines.
Dustin Blocker listens to records for imperfections on the floor of the manufacturing facility.
Photo: Hady Mawajdeh
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Expansion of Graceland complex enshrines the King for a new generation

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 2, 2017
About 600,000 people visit Graceland a year.
The new visitors’ center at Graceland, called Elvis Presley’s Memphis, includes museums, restaurants and gift shops. It opens on Thursday and represents the largest expansion of the Memphis tourist attraction since it opened in 1982. 
Courtesy of Elvis Presley Enterprises
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Bandcamp CEO sees music as art, not commodity

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Dec 21, 2016
Ethan Diamond on the difference between "streaming" and "subscription"
Ethan Diamond, CEO of Bandcamp 
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Pandora Premium takes on Apple Music and Spotify

by Reema Khrais
Dec 7, 2016
The internet radio pioneer will launch a subscription service in early 2017.
   
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