Andrew Flanagan

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Andrew Flanagan is a New York-based freelance writer whose byline can be found at places like NPR, Rolling Stone, MTV, and The Quietus. He was the senior editor of The Daily Swarm and served as substitute music editor of City Pages during his many years in the Midwest. Animal lover.

Birth of a Buzz: Behind the Scenes as Hozier Goes Viral

Birth of a Buzz: Behind the Scenes as Hozier Goes Viral

October 07, 2013 4:54 PM EDT 
There's a good chance you haven't heard of Hozier quite yet -- though over 230,000 have over the past week-and-a-half. Born Andrew Hozier Byrne, the emerging singer-songwriter is in the midst of a unique spike of awareness, made possible by the digital age. We call it "going viral" these days.
NARM Renames Itself the Music Business Association, Expands Mandate
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NARM Renames Itself the Music Business Association, Expands Mandate

October 07, 2013 12:16 PM EDT 
The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM), the trade organization founded in 1958 which represents music retailers, distributors, and others involved in the sale of music and related merchandise, has announced it is restructuring and renaming its organization to more effectively operate within the new realities of the music business which have emerged over the last decade.
Morning Fix: AEG Not Responsible for Jackson Death – Industry Dodges a Bullet; Why Investors Aren't Piling into Music; Not-So-Little Lorde Takes the Top Spot on Hot 100

Morning Fix: AEG Not Responsible for Jackson Death – Industry Dodges a Bullet; Why Investors Aren't Piling into Music; Not-So-Little Lorde Takes the Top Spot on Hot 100

October 03, 2013 6:00 AM EDT 
A jury in California found that AEG was not responsible for the death of Michael Jackson in their hiring of Dr. Conrad Murray – The music industry's complexities and barriers are keeping out major investors said panelists at SF Music Tech – Kiwi sensation Lorde has leapt into the top spot on the Hot 100 chart – and much more in today's Fix.
Morning Fix: Drake's 'Nothing' Is Year's Second-Highest Debut; Measuring Obamacare's Impact on the Touring Biz; The Free Market Royalty Act's Elegant Solution

Morning Fix: Drake's 'Nothing' Is Year's Second-Highest Debut; Measuring Obamacare's Impact on the Touring Biz; The Free Market Royalty Act's Elegant Solution

October 02, 2013 8:45 AM EDT 
Drake's 'Nothing Was the Same' sold 658k copies in its first week, besting all but Justin Timberlake – The live music biz takes stock of its part-timers as Obamacare looms large – Congressman Mel Watt's Free Market Royalty Act could be great for (all) broadcasters – and much more in today's Fix.

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