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Jay-Z and Kanye West released one of the most anticipated albums on the year, Watch the Throne. They were able to leverage paid, earned, and owned assets to create an experience for their fans that led to large sales in the first week.
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The brains behind Bonnaroo talk about their early days in New Orleans, promoting music festivals, and the perks of doing what they love for a living.
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Nominated for the South By Southwest Interactive Awards for Mobile, Airbnb founders talk about growing pains and what's next.
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Is South by Southwest in danger of being overrun by marketers? Experts advise letting go of traditional strategies in favor of effective grassroots tactics. Read more
The news of Michael Jackson's death took me back to my childhood. We lived on Hovey Street and the Jacksons lived across Clark Road in an area called Tarr... Read more
I was watching Marc Benioff from Salesforce.com launch Chatter (the social networking app for Salesforce.com). No surprises here. The video featu... Read more
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How Jerry and Mindy Harvey saved Alex Van Halen's hearing (what's left of it), learned some important lessons about business, and built Ultimate Ears, a $22 ... Read more
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Making opera (yes, opera) seem young and hip. Read more
Inc. regulars know that each month we let readers lob their toughest business questions at a seasoned entrepreneur. (This month Richard Thalheimer, founde... Read more
Hartley Peavey couldn't cut it as a guitarist, so he did the next best thing: He built Peavey Electronics, maker of rock 'n' roll's best-loved amplifiers. Read more
The success of Mel Gibson's film The Passion revealed opportunities in the Christian market. Read more
Winning one Oscar is small potatoes. Here's a guy who accepts (or rejects) more than 50 every year. Read more
Online radio that's cool, addictive, free, and-just maybe-a lasting business. Read more
The lead singer of Steppenwolf learned about the need to be hands-on with the business as well as the music. Read more
Because of a small market and union problems, the Sacramento Symphony went bust. Read more
A quote from the founder of Motown, Berry Gordy, about for the record giant. Read more
A look at the business organization behind the rock band The Grateful Dead, which grossed over $50 million in 1993. Read more
Elvis Presley MasterCard introduced in conjunction with Federal Savings and Loan Association, Memphis. Read more
Three friends use guerrilla marketing techniques to take their agency to the next level. Read more
Harold Farb, chairman of the board of The Farb Cos. in Houston, is no Sinatra, but he insists that "my great love is music" and he enjoys singing in the b... Read more
Out this month: a new release from rocker Lou Reed, a hefty biography of Alexander Hamilton, and a DVD boxed set on America's favorite pastime. Read more
Intel has a new director of creative innovation: Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. Why not? Polaroid has Lady Gaga as its creative director. I think of th... Read more
Harmonix, a former Inc. cover subject, has been losing money and dragging down the earnings of its owner, Viacom, as music games lose their luster. Read more
Book recommendation: 'My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac,' by Mick Fleetwood. Read more
Flocabulary burned through $50,000—and had nearly nothing to show for it. Was it time to throw in the towel? Read more
It takes more than business cards to make meaningful connections at SXSW. We asked experts for their tips on navigating the social side of Austin. Read more
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Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre leads a virtual choir at TED, showing just how collaborative creation and crowdsourcing or radically altering the way pe... Read more
How Demetrius Walker’s apparel company became a record label. Read more
As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm really looking forward to the 2011 keynote speakers ... Read more
Education and test prep company Flocabulary is making the most of a hot new product. Read more
A CFO explains why she feels that having only one tax advisory firm can keep costs down. Read more
Bob Cramer has piloted six companies to big paydays. Now he has found a start-up that offers something else--excitement, poetry, a legacy. Read more
The average age of Spice Girls fans is maybe 12, but Debbie Newman is counting on them to help boost her businessinto the big leagues. Newman, vice-presid... Read more
Here's how Mike Dreese, CEO of music retailer Newbury Comics, came to realize that the sales information he shared with his industry was putting his company ... Read more
Zumba founders Alberto Aghion, Alberto Perez, and Alberto Perlman created a company out of a dance phenomenon. Read more
A San Francisco-based music industry marketing company representing hundreds of independent record labels found a better alternative to e-mail for sending ou... Read more
Some of the biggest names in business got their start before their 30th birthday. View slideshow
While thinking about these two conferences this month, I realized that I haven't looked in-depth on what the difference is between the two. I hear l... Read more
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