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Liberty Media-backed SiriusXM is once again in talks to buy Pandora, according to sources at various media outlets

Last Friday, we read about the horrible ordeal Italian band Soviet Soviet went through while trying to enter the United States to play SXSW and some other shows. NPR looked more closely at the issue to find answers…

“The reasons for these closures—the rising real estate prices, zoning pressures, increasing operating costs and financial risks, noise complaints, and licensing problems that small venue owners face—are, if anything, more acute and more worrisome today.”

“Sprint shares our view of revolutionizing the creative industry to allow artists to connect directly with their fans and reach their fullest, shared potential,” Jay Z said in a press release.

The buyer for Celebuzz, The Frisky and The Superficial has been announced.

“The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group will be able to fully capture the value of millennials and music, and continue to strengthen its leadership position in this critical arena.” – Media Group co-president John Amato.

The Better Online Ticket Sales Act, whose acronym is cleverly BOTS, and will “prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for certain events.”

“In his veto, [Gov. Cuomo] pointed out that he was very supportive of the [music] industry he just didn’t know how it would be paid for”…

The breach affected cards used for food, drinks and merch at five of their venues, but not ticketing or online sales.

The new version of Google Play aims to match music to your mood, location, situation and more.