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Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EMI Cuts Continue, Radiohead #1 UK & US, Music At CES & Much More

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> The restructuring at EMI continues with UK head Tony Wadsworth exiting after 25 years. (FMQB) Look for a lot of action in the next week or two.

> Radiohead tops both he UK and US album charts months after their "pa" what you want" digital release. (BBC) Take that EMI.

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rom Billboard’s Digital Music Live @ CES:

  • "Adapt or die." – cNet
  • The industry is urged to stop trying to control and follow the fan’s lead. (PC World)
  • Don Was talks about digital and his own MyDamnChannel  summit within CES. (TechDigest)

> Daily traffic to video sharing sites nearly doubled over the last year. (PaidContent)

> A look at how two much-hyped bands – Vampire Weekend and Kate Nash – have used the web to build pre-release buzz. (AP)

> Universal Music South-East Asia’s VP of Digital gives his take on digital music growth in his region. (Malayasia Star)

> Net concert broadcaster Deep Rock Drive has grabbed $3 million in funding and some key execs. (PaidContent)

> Digital download card creator Dropcards has added custom USB drives to their product line for both label and indie/D.I.Y. artists.

> LiveNation.com now offers fan customization features on its web site as part of effort to create live music destination. (Fox)

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> WORTHY CLICK: TheSixtyOne.com is kind of a Digg for music. Upload it and lets fans vote. Great design too.

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  1. That’s Vampire Weekend and Kate Nash.
    And I’ll have to disagree that Vampire Weekend has used the Internet to get its buzz. It has release vinyl-only singles to super-cool retailers, played relatively few live shows and is well connected in NYC’s hipster scene. This band is hardly a MySpace success story. Any Internet buzz is the result of offline buzz.

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