New Music Business Briefing – Vice Missing On eMusic, MySpace Bans Apps & More

>>> Why are Vice Recordings’ tracks (Bloc Party, The Stills, The Streets) no longer on eMusic?  Are other labels here and in Europe unhappy with recent eMusic payouts?

>>> MySpace has taken down a Hooka/idie911 download widget from Tila Tequila’s MySpace page signaling a larger move to ban unauthorized applications on the site.  Will there be a backlash?

>>> StubHub and the Rowdy Frynds tour featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr. and .38 Special will offer first row seats via an exclusive auction and up to 100 premium tickets available in the first ten rows for all 20 show dates.

>>> Amp’d Mobile launches in Japan and Canada with more markets to follow.

>>> NT Media enters the crowded download market with its own store powered by PassAlong Networks’ StoreBlocks. Content includes the majors plus IODA, Orchard and other indie product.

>>> Some interesting comments were posted recently to a post we made back in May on MTV’s URGE download service. Worth reading one consumer’s prospective.