Music 2.0 Week In Review: Napster, EMI, A Band With A Plan & More
> 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.
VIDEO: Napster’s COO on pricing, piracy and the new mp3 store, Tom Wait’s fake press conference