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While live music innovation is a major trend in social music, it’s not the only trend.  So how else is social media quenching our thirst for discovery in music?  With the growth in digital music downloads record executives had to find a way to track their earnings.  And that problem was solved with the introduction of  the Billboard digital music charts and the iTunes charts.  Although we can track digital downloads, how do we account for the amount of buzz or “listens” a certain artist has in the social media arena?  Meet the hottest new trend in music: social media music charts.