Wednesday’s Music Briefing: Digtal Awards, Metallica & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• MySpace Music Updates
• Bandcamp Offers Free Indie Download & Viral Tools
• iLike Opens Platform & Partners With Top Sites
• 4 Thoughts On Best Buy & Napster
• Warner Music Group’s New Organizational Chart
• WMG Re-Shuffles Executive Deck. Cohen A Winner

> The UK’s BT Digital Music Awards have announced this year’s nominees. (Tech Digest)

> Despite all the whining about leaked tracks, Metallica sold just shy of 500K in its debut week. (Billboard.biz)

> Vivendi is predicting an upturn for the music industry. (FT) What do they know that we don’t?

> EU regulators have blessed the buyout of BMG by Sony. (FMQB)

> McDonalds will offer free WiFi capability for any Zune. (paidContent) Take that Apple/Starbucks!