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Monday, March 3  |  iTunes Looks for More "Beyonces"...

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Monday, March 3rd

iTunes Looks for more "Beyonces" While Streaming Remains on the Rise

This week includes headlines from iTunes, Amazon and Shazam, the latter of whom has announced a redesign tailored towards in-app exploration and discovery.No doubt taking its cue from the waves of social media chatter following the Grammys, Clear Channel is jumping into television with its own splashy award show. The iHeartRadio Music Awards are set to take place on NBC this May. Lastly, Tumblr has hired a Director of Media, aiming to tap large scale entertainment marketing as a part of their advertising offerings. These stories and more of your music tech news below.

[Interview] GIDEEN Founder Heiko Schmidt

 via SoundCtrl

5 Speaker Sessions to Check Out at SXSW 2014

via SoundCtrl

Songwriters Equity Act Aims For Fair Compensation for Songwriters

 via SoundCtrl

Get Your Daily Dose of Classical with ClassiCal Music Calendar

via SoundCtrl

Apple Presses Labels For More 'Beyonce'-Type Exclusives In Wake of Downloads' Slide via Billboard

Shazam revamps its app to become ‘destination experience and content platform' via Musically

Amazon Talks to Music Labels About a Streaming Service via Recode

YouTube is the world’s biggest music streaming service, says Spotify via Gigaom

Tumblr Looks for Gold in Hollywood, Hires First Director of Media via Mashable

Streaming Services Are Actually A Really Good Thing via techdirt

Is De La Soul’s long fight to release its music digitally finally over—or just beginning? via Slate

Clear Channel to Debut iHeartRadio Music Awards via NY Times

The Living Brings a Zero-Carbon Mushroom Tower to MoMA PS1 This Summer via SoundCtrl