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Most Popular Posts of 2015
5th January 2016 • No commentsIt’s time to share our top posts of the year that was 2015. As has been the trend for us, last year saw continued growth in our readership, subscribers, and global reach. I know I say this every year and it’s probably redundant but Thirty Roses began with me very honestly thinking not a single […]
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Pay-to-Play
8th June 2015 • 4 commentsThe concept of pay-to-play has seemingly reached epidemic proportions. Let’s recap the past week in music, shall we? ~ Hype Machine announced it has stopped working with music blogs who feature paying clients. ~ A film company in the UK was trying to get artists and labels to pay £10,000 to place a song in […]
Read MoreChicago's DJ Slugo Fired From Spike Lee Film For Pay to Play Scheme, Draws Attention to Industry-wide Problem
31st May 2015 • 11 commentsLast week Chicago’s own DJ Slugo was relieved of his duties as music supervisor for Spike Lee’s latest film, Chiraq. The DJ had been put in charge of finding music for the film when Mr. Lee chose to feature all Chicago artists on the upcoming soundtrack. Unbeknownst to Lee and his team, Slugo was charging […]
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