HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- Walmart pulls downloads from SonyBMG and WMG
- An in depth look at the launch of MySpace Music
- MySpace Music - 5 Winner & 5 Losers
- eMusic has added the Rolling Stones ABKCO catalog
- Napster posted stronger quarterly results
- iTunes claims the #1 retailer slot
- RockBand music sales vs. early iTunes
> MYSPACE MUSIC UPDATES:
- No guaruntee that all downloads will be DRM-free
- Indie labels will be involved
> Bill Hein who just left as head of Caroline will be heading Live Nation Artist's new recorded music division. (Billboard)
> CD sales are an improper proxy to measure the purchase demand for music. (Seeking Alpha)
> From MySpace to Live Nation, a look at the changing face of the music industry. (Hollywood Reporter)
> SpiralFrog adds tracks from digital distributor BFM. (press release) BFM also just made a Limewire deal.
> An interesting look inside OurStage's first round funding of $13 million. "If you look at the music business, the real hit rate is even worse than it is for VCs--it's one in 20, one in 30," says OurStage Inc. founder and chief executive Ben Campbell. (TechConfidential) Read Hypebots recent 4QFor interview with Campell here.
> A Visa bill has passed the US House that may make it easier for foreign musicians to toru here. (NYTimes)
