>>> After several deadline extensions, UK investment firm Terra Firma finally won its bid to take the EMI Music Group private.
>>> iTunes hit 3 billion downloads amid new reports that Apple is exploring free ad supported downloads.
>>> eMusic cut a deal with AT&T Mobile to make its 2
million indie track catalog available for downloads and announced a new
study that showed that its subscription model is good for indie music
sales.
>>> Hypebot explored, "If Music Festivals Can Thrive On Diversity, Why Can't Broadcast Radio?". Read Part I and II.
>>> A new UK study showed that illegal P2P use is rising just as download sales are slowing.
>>> SF upcoming Bandwidth Conference added Warner Brothers Marketing VP Peter Standish as a
keynote.
>> A former VP of indie Victory Records revealed the alleged dark side of the way the label operates in an open post to the industry.
>>> Rocker Sammy Hagar has had a lucrative career despite his B-list status.
