By now you should have heard of a company called NERO from one of your favorite artists. They are regularly hosting live streams where fans and upcoming musicians can submit their tracks to be reviewed directly by industry heavyweights in real time. Music reviews are in no shape a new concept for the culture. However, NERO was able to build and distribute the technology in a way that simply has not been done before. We think they are truly onto something massive for the indep

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