Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: Digital Sales Slow, Live Music Shows Its Age & Much More

> 2007 music sales dropped 10% and digital sales growth slowed according to a new report. But highlights of the IFPI’s 2008 Digital Music Report attempt to paint a more optimistic picture.

> Is "up-selling" Apple’s new iTunes strategy?

> Only 30% of 2007’s top live acts were under the age of thirty which could cause concern for the future of live entertainment.

> Last.FM added full single song streams and an indie artist royalty program.

> We began a multi-part series on the music business in China with a look at piracy and the retail sector.

> Retail marketing guru Seth Godin made the case that the entertainment industry is charging too much for digital product and that it’s encouraging file swapping.

> OurDigitalMusic had stories how to save 40-80% on your next iPod on Zen and plans by Leonard Cohen to tour for the first time since 1993.

> An interview with Sonicbids founder Panis Panay about his plans for the musician centered online service.

> EMI Publishing appointed Leo Corbett to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer and Thomas Kelly replaced him as Chief Financial Officer.