Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday November 24th, 2006

> Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.  You’ve probably got a little extra surfing time on you hands today as you smartly avoid the holiday rush. Unfortunately, it’s also a slow news day. So in addition to the stories below take a minute to vote in our Zune poll (in the right hand column) and to read some archived articles. A few of the most popular are listed in the next post down.

> A full list of American Music Award winners. (here)

> We’ve been teaching this mantra for several hears and now the NY Times agrees. The older demo has suddenly become the darlings of the music business because they have more disposable income and a general aversion to downloads. Now even the AARP is getting into the act. (NY Times)

> MSN Radio had relaunched using Pandora song customization technology. (CNet)

> Habbo Hotel with it’s 7 million distinct young users monthly and other teen sites are drawing interest from music  marketers and bands including U2. (Guardian UK)
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> Proposed tougher Australian rights protection legislation is drawing sharp criticism. (AP)

> R.I.P – Delta blues legend Robert Lockwood Junior. (more)