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New Music Business Briefing 2/13/07: WMG’s New EMI Bid, Starbucks Adds Label, Pink Goes MP3 & More

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>>> Reports have WMG ready to make another bid for EMI.Starbucks

>>> Starbucks is launching its own record label under the Hear Music banner to develop titles for sale both in-store and elsewhere..  Paul McCartney may be first release. (press release)

Amazon_23>>> Amazon has launched a special Classical Blowout store to highlight 2000 key titles in it’s fast growing classical music section. Will Amazon be launching it’s mp3 download store anytime soon? Will classical be a key component?  We’re betting yes to both.

Aim_logo_1 >>> Despite the very vocal objections of some members, UK indie trade group AIM may be ready to endorse IMPALA’s deal to support the WMG bid for EMI. (pdf of release from recent board meeting)

>>> Pop star Pink adds a branded mp3 player to her repertoire.

>>> Samsung offers a cell with 8G of music storage.Snocap_9

>>> We just found out that back in January Snocap has lowered the fee they are charging artists to sell downloads on MySpace from $.45 to $.39 per track

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