New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday June 28, 2006

– Sandi Thom and the story of he often questioned internet breakthrough has been among our most read stories ever. We get a chance to hear if the UK singer is the real deal when she performs live on the net via KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic today at at 11:15AM PST.  (KCRW)

– The RIAA and labels could "loose by winning" their lawsuit with XM over its recorder. (BusinessWeek)

– Franks Zappa son Dweezil made his family proud with a rousing performance of Dad’s material recently in LA featuring Steve Vai and Napoleon Murphy Brock.  The show is expected to hit the road. (Hollywood Reporter)

– Micosoft is close to a major URGE download store deal in Europe. (DMW)

– One Stop Digital Music, a new online music distribution company, is scheduled to officially launch next week. One of the company’s first initiatives is to establish a network of recording studios across the country that will act as first-level distribution subcontractors for the company. (PRWeb)