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If your iPod Nano was loaded with sad songs, we’re willing to bet that Secondhand Serenade’s “Fall For You” was one of them. Thirteen years later, it’s still impossible to resist belting out John Vesely’s heartfelt lyrics about the girl who’s impossible to find. We haven’t yet given up hope of seeing a new album from the band sometime in the near future. Augustana – “Boston” Augustana’s “Boston” was the ultimate song where you leaned your head against a car window ...

A rundown of music industry hires, promotions and more this week. Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced several hires and promotions within the company’s global catalog team. Except where noted, all join the company as senior vps of catalog development & marketing, with each heading up an area of the business and representing the catalog division’s global leadership under Kevin Gore, WMG’s president, global catalog, recorded music & arts music. Blake Foster re-joins WMG from Skrillex’...

SoundCloud has added Q&A founder and CEO Troy Carter to its board of directors. He will serve as a strategic advisor to SoundCloud CEO Michael Weissman and the company’s board of directors across all music industry topics, including new business models, artist development and artist services. Carter’s appointment arrives with SoundCloud’s renewed focus on “building deeper, more direct relationships with artists, labels, and music fans,” according to a release. He will continue separ...

SoundCloud has added Q&A founder and CEO Troy Carter to its board of directors. He will serve as a strategic advisor to SoundCloud CEO Michael Weissman and the company’s board of directors across all music industry topics, including new business models, artist development and artist services. Carter’s appointment arrives with SoundCloud’s renewed focus on “building deeper, more direct relationships with artists, labels, and music fans,” according to a release. He will continue separ...