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Earlier this month, James Blake talked about the dire economics of the music industry and how streaming services don’t pay enough for artists to survive. Yesterday, Blake helped launch Vault, a direct-to-fan music platform where listeners can pay a fee to hear unreleased material from the artists that participate. Blake was approached by Vault after his social media posts about the industry went viral.
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submitted by Nick Oct 31st 2013 02:00 pm (www.nme.com)
Singer-songwriter says he feels 'weird and confused' after taking home prize for his album 'Overgrown'    
By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - Songwriter and singer James Blake won the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for best album on Wednesday for "Overgrown", with the winner announced at the end of a star-packed concert and awards event in London. The album selected by a panel of music industry experts as the best of the year from ...
submitted by Nick Oct 31st 2013 12:00 am (www.nme.com)
'Overgrown' scoops 22nd prestigious Album Of The Year award    
submitted by Nick Oct 30th 2013 11:00 pm (stereogum.com)
The nominees for this year’s Mercury Prize, awarded annually to the best album out of the United Kingdom, included works by Arctic Monkeys, James Blake, David Bowie, Jake Bugg, Disclosure, Foals, Jon Hopkins, Laura Marling, Laura Mvula, Rudimental, Savages, And Villagers. But only one record could take home all the mercury, and tonight...
submitted by Nick Oct 30th 2013 11:00 pm (news.yahoo.com)
LONDON (AP) — Classically trained musician James Blake has won this year's Mercury Prize, Britain's eclectic music award.


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