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The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Brian Gorman	Starbucks Nabs Dylan The coffee outfit's exclusive deal to sell a Bob Dylan album illustrates the continued potential of the firm's strategy. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Stanley Holmes	First the Music, Then The Coffee Starbucks' new chain of Media Bars is grabbing customers by the ears. Now the Seattle company is making a major push to add new ways of listening -- and buying -- music for its 35 million weekly customers. Collaborating with record labels is just one element of that strategy.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks Gets Labeled Is a new record label another step toward the loss of Starbucks' soul? Investors, a music label is a risky swerve off the coffee giant's main turf.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Stanley Holmes	BW 50: Strong Lattes, Sour Notes at Starbucks Starbucks' Hear Music media bars aren't playing out as planned.
AskMen.com Craig Mazin	5 Things You Didn't Know About Record Deals The basic fact underlying recording contracts is that their terms tilt heavily towards the benefit of the labels, not the artists. Many of the terms border on swindling.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CD Is the New Vinyl As compact disc sales continue falling, the industry must take a stand. In the worst-case scenario for the labels, the distribution power will shift toward recording artists. In the best-case scenario, the exact same thing happens -- just a bit more slowly. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Star Bucks for Starbucks The prospect of being sold in more than 9,800 domestic Starbucks locations must have Paul McCartney's camp bubbling like a hot espresso. The personalized push on Amazon is paying off nicely, too.
Fast Company July 2004 Alison Overholt	Do You Hear What Starbucks Hears? Starbuck's chairman and chief global strategist expands on the company's attraction to Hear Music, the importance of the customer experience, and how the partnership could remake the music industry.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Sirius XM's Fab Move Satellite radio will celebrate a huge milestone with a famous Beatle.
Fast Company November 2013 Alison Overholt	The Right To Be Heard (And Paid) Patreon is a crowdfunding site that enables artists to sell material to their fans. Some 3,000 creators have signed up since its May launch.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Fool on the Street: Starbucks Still Spreading Starbucks is still selling growth, but some investors don't seem to be buying it.
AskMen.com Kevin Young	How To: Start A Record Label More than ever, smaller record labels are wielding serious clout in the music industry. Here are some tips to success in this industry.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Brand on the Run Starbucks wants to bottle a Beatle. As conventional CD shops like Tower are shuttered, lifestyle concepts that bring something new to the listening table, as Hear Music does, are rising from the ashes of perpetually falling compact-disc sales.
AskMen.com Steve Richer	How To: Land A Record Deal But the key to making this happen is landing a record contract. So now that you've learned to sing and formed a band, it's time for you to get the exposure you deserve.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kill the Music Whatever became of that cool record shop in your town? Everywhere you turn, selling prerecorded music on CD is proving to be a real tough gig. CDs aren't selling. Digital music is. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Beatles and buyouts set the stage for a busy walk down Wall Street this past week. The Sorry State of Music... Claire the Room...
Home Theater June 9, 2008	Major Label Expands to Survive The Universal Music Group will now manage classical artists and book concerts, moving into territory previously off-limits to most record labels.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks' Stirring Quarter The company reported what it described as a solid quarter, but there are still some elements that deserve recognition and pondering.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Dueling Fools: Starbucks Bull Starbucks has numerous strategies that should help it continue to provide the double-digit increases in earnings and sales investors have come to expect. Wall Street bears have underestimated Starbucks before, and it seems likely that they're doing so once again.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Getting Beyond Comps Starbucks delivered yet another quarter of solid same-store sales growth. All this impressive performance comes at a price. I can't say I'd recommend buying shares at today's prices, but it's not like these shares go on sale often.
Fast Company April 2006 Alyssa Danigelis	Fast Talk: Sounds of the Future Digital music is a many-splendored thing - and it's more than just the iPod. Everyone from major labels to individual artists is experimenting. What's next - and why is Madonna sure to be a part of it?
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Brian Gorman	Starbucks' Coffeehouse Rock Starbucks is taking another step in marketing its way into the fabric of American culture.
Wired September 2006 Eric Steuer	The Infinite Album Release a traditional 13-track cd? No thanks, says Beck. Instead, he serves up a collection of songs, remixes, and videos that fans can piece together any way they want.
CIO January 25, 2008 Thomas Wailgum	How IT Systems Can Help Starbucks Fix Itself Too much growth and an executive shake-up bring a new IT chief. But just what can CIO Chris Bruzzo do to keep Starbucks from going stale? A Retail Systems Research analyst has a couple of good ideas.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2010 Adrian Rush	Will Starbucks Score a Goal? Just last week, a new Starbucks store opened on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and now the company is selling its java in South Africa -- just in time for the World Cup.
Inc. June 2007 Dalia Fahmy	Mark Schmitz Aims to Become the Top Hip-Hop Mogul in Phoenix. Investors weigh in on an entrepreneur's need to raise $300,000 to launch a record label.
Wired December 18, 2007 David Byrne	David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists -- and Megastars What is called the music business today has became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But there have never been more opportunities for artists to reach an audience.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Google Rocks On The 'Net giant rolls out a handy, if belated, music search feature.
AskMen.com Kevin Young	How To: Start A Digital Music Label You'd have to be crazy to start a music label now, right? Not according to three co-owners of Montreal based, all-digital dance/club rock label.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks Lets It All Hang Out It looks like the coffee giant is old enough to drink.
Fast Company July 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: Card Maker Tunes the Holidays Ann Herrick puts together Hallmark's holiday music albums, sold at the 4,000 Hallmark Gold Crown Stores. So far, six Hallmark albums have been certified gold (500,000 sold) or platinum (1 million sold). Last year, George Strait's Christmas CD went platinum in just seven days.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Radiohead's Sonic Boom Radiohead will allow its fans to pay whatever they like for its newest album, available on the Web, giving fans the opportunity to cut out the middleman and deal directly with their favorite bands. Is this the future of music?
Reason April 2008 Katherine Mangu-Ward	Too Good to Be Legal The Recording Industry Association of America has a warning for music fans: If an album seems too good to be legal, it probably is.
Salon.com December 2, 1999 Emily Vander Veer	Singing the MP3 blues Indie musicians find online music distributors every bit as greedy as the recording industry they aim to replace.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2011 Sean Williams	Starbucks Tries to Find Grounds for Growth in China Single-store sales in China average 40% lower than in the United States. This is the stark reality of the struggle Starbucks will face in getting the Chinese to drink more coffee.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Jon Fine	Leaving Record Labels Behind Musicians are looking for an alternative. Their managers may be the answer.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Alyce Lomax	The Starbucks Book Club The coffee giant adds books to its small selection of media offerings. These initiatives seem like a perfect fit.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	I'm Part of the Problem for Starbucks Are Starbucks customers not as loyal as they once were? What can Starbucks do now to differentiate itself again and regain that loyalty.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2011 Abantika Chatterjee	Coffee Czar to Conquer New Frontiers Starbucks is looking for new potential markets to keep revenues rolling.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks Seeks More Spare Change Should investors fear Starbucks' latest price hike?
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	No Coffee Break Here How big could Starbucks be? Lunch and tunes may help it prosper in many more stores. Investors, is it time to buy in?
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The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks Makes History The Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission will allow Starbucks to open a store in the 18th-century Maryland Inn -- an active place of lodging for American colonists during the Revolutionary War. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks' Instant Grocery Gratification The coffee giant's instant coffee Via is coming soon to a great many grocers near you.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2012 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks Plays With Pricing Starbucks is raising prices, but these hikes won't hit everybody where it hurts. They probably won't hurt the outlook for Starbucks shareholders, either.
Salon.com April 23, 2002 Damien Cave	Musician to Napster judge: Let my music go A 1960s-era recording artist says he can't get Sony to pay royalties, so his psychedelic pop might as well be free...
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