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Music 2.0 Week In Review: Napster, EMI, A Band With A Plan & More

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> Napster finally switched to all mp3 with 6 million tracks from all 4 majors and many indies. Hypebot has an exclusive interview with Napster COO Christopher Allen. Later in the week the company reported a rise in quarterly revenue despite slow subscription growth.

> Can The Music Industry Save Itself? Part I – Intro, Part II – Off With Their Heads. More next week.

> Citi Bank set tough new goals for EMI.

> "A Band With A Plan" takes a fresh approach to the fan financing model.

> Music 1.0 Scorecoard: Major label stats.

> AOL added two new niche music sites.

> Beach Boy Brian Wilson returns to Capital EMI.

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Napster’s COO on pricing, piracy and the new mp3 store, Tom Wait’s fake press conference

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