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#sxswag: Music Edition

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SXSW Music offerings seemed to bleed into Interactive a bit, so I saw booths for many music-related companies and organizations. I was surprised at how many of the country-oriented promotions there were, including a huge presence for British artists (including a club off Sixth Street that had been rebranded as the "British Music Embassy") and for Canadian artists. Dutch, Catalan, German, Australian and Irish artists also were represented.

B-N music lover opens record store
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Biz Break: Is Apple about to put iTunes in the cloud?
Today: Apple reportedly has deals with major music labels for a cloud-based iTunes service. Plus: Silicon Valley’s jobless rate dropped in April. And: An Oprah effect for Yahoo?
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