On a panel at SXSW recently, John Dworkin, a VP at Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, told the story of how at one point last summer, a Taylor Swift song placed at No. 7 on the Billboard charts. At No. 6 was "Vacuum Cleaner for Babies," the sound of a vacuum cleaner that parents can play on a loop to soothe babies and help them sleep. He used the example to illustrate how … [Read more...]