The music industry: it’s either a casino rife with debaucherous gambling, a field teeming with fertile growth possibilities, or just a really weird place to be right now.  The early-2013 tally was bumped by MusiXmatch, which scored a solid, $3.7 million infusion this week.  Which brings the January tally to $58.4 million, powered by a healthy, Google investment in VEVO (estimated by sources at $50 million).

Actually, that’s softer than a surging January in 2012, when investments topped $65.5 million.  In 2011, that figure was $53.1 million.  And with that, here’s a glance at the last year or so…  [DigitalMusicNews]