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The five most-read articles this week in RAIN. Thanks for reading!

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Billboard and Twitter launch real-time music charts

Vinyl

Media Scan: The best coverage of the Apple Beats acquisition

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1. Guest columnist Steve Goldstein contributed the week’s top article. After buying a new GM Acadia car, Goldstein noticed that radio was so hard to find, it might as well not exist in the car. Readers posted lots of comments on his personal experience.
2. Billboard and Twitter launched their collaborative music charts, updated in real-time on the basis of social signals.
3. “Vinyl” — a tribute to Neil Young by guest writer Patrick Reynolds of Triton Digital. Can the adamantly analog Neil Young be the best hope for a high-quality digital future?
4. The Apple acquisition of Beats Music was the week’s top story, but the announcement was expected. RAIN readers flocked to our Media Scan of reporting and opinion from around the web.
5. Google’s All Access streaming service partnered with wireless speaker Sonos, offering six-month trials to new buyers.

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