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References
- ↑ Eric Chemi, "Can Big Data Help Music Labels Find That Perfect Backbeat?" "Bloomberg Businessweek", March 7, 2014
- ↑ Music Xray, "Success Stories" "Music Xray"
- ↑ Malcolm Gladwell, "The Formula", The New Yorker , October 16, 2006
