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Hogan, Marc (6 March 2020). "Why Is Megan Thee Stallion Suing Her Record Label?". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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Crosley, Hillary (29 October 2007). "The Clipse ends tumultuous tenure at Jive". Reuters. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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Arditi, David (2014). "iTunes: Breaking Barriers and Building Walls" (PDF). Popular Music & Society. 37 (4): 408–424. doi:10.1080/03007766.2013.810849. hdl:10106/27052. S2CID 191563044.

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McDonald, Heather (20 November 2019). "5 Lessons Big Record Labels Learned From Independents". The Balance. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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Joseph, Delenda (9 January 2017). "Tinashe's Studio Session Tale Shows How Ruthless The Music Business Is". UPROXX. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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Halperin, Shirley (16 November 2020). "Scooter Braun Sells Taylor Swift's Big Machine Masters for Big Payday". Variety. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Moreau, Jordan (8 August 2020). "Madonna Is a Free Agent After Decade-Long Deal With Interscope Records". Variety.

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McDonald, Heather (20 November 2019). "5 Lessons Big Record Labels Learned From Independents". The Balance. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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Furdyk, Brent (19 July 2019). "Tinashe Reveals She 'Fired' Her Team, Alleges Former Record Label 'Sabotaged' Her". ET Canada. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Kreps, Daniel (18 August 2008). "Virgin/EMI Sue 30 Seconds to Mars for $30 Million, Leto Fights Back". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Covert, Adrian (25 April 2013). "A decade of iTunes singles killed the music industry". CNN Business. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

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Leeds, Jeff (11 November 2007). "The New Deal: Band as Brand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

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