While it seemed my reading this past week was dominated by one story (White vs. Lowery), here are some other articles:
Islands of Opportunity by Tyler Crowley via @bwerde
Digital Media’s Ever-Swifter Incursion by David Carr
Pay attention to what Nick Denton is doing with comments by Clay Shirky via @mediagazer
Why Apple Doesn’t Have Its Own Music Streaming Service by Jaime Rivera via @mashable
The Changing Role of A&R and 'The Dark Arts of Record Making' at New Music Seminar by Dan Rys and Andy Gensler via @musicregistry