Monday’s Music Briefing: MySpace Music CEO, Austin Struggles, Japan’s Downloads Jump & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- Poll: Is There A Musical Middle Class?
- One View Of The Musical Middle Class
- YouTube Broadcast’s First Live Event
- Top Music 2008: Paste And Blender
- Layoffs At Buzznet. Bloody Holidays Ahead.
- imeem Upgrades Android App. Adds Mobile Ads.
- "Ca$h" Xmas Video From Staff Of Atlantic UK
- Last Week’s Music Industry Week In Review
MORE NEWS:
- MySpace Music to name MTV executive Courtney Holt as CEO this week. (cNet)
- Austin fighting to keep its title as live music capital. (Houston Chronicle)
- Japanese music downloads jumped 30% in the 3rd quarter. Ringtone sales slumped. (PC World) 91% of Japan’s music download market is mobile.
- Google is shutting down its virtual world Lively. (ars)
- Karlheinz Brandenburg, one of the inventors of the mp3 has joined with a German development bank to invest in DJTunes, a European music download site offering house, techno, trance and electro tracks.(paidContent)
- The big winners at last night’s American Music Awards were Chris Brown who won three awards including Favorite Artist of the Year and Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Kanye West each taking home two AMA trophies. (Full list of winners after the jump.)
2008 American Music Awards Winners
POP/ROCK
Favorite Male Artist: Chris Brown
Favorite Female Artist: Rihanna
Favorite Band, Duo or Group: Daughtry
Favorite Album: "As I Am" Alicia Keys
COUNTRY
Favorite Male Artist: Brad Paisley
Favorite Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group: Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album: "Carnival Ride" Carrie Underwood
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES
Favorite Male Artist: Chris Brown
Favorite Female Artist: Rihanna
Favorite Album: "As I Am" Alicia Keys
RAP/HIP-HOP
Favorite Band, Duo or Group: Three 6 Mafia
Favorite Male Artist: Kanye West
Favorite Album: "Graduation" Kanye West
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Favorite Artist: Jordin Sparks
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist: Enrique Iglesias
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist: Linkin Park
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist: Third Day
SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album: "Alvin and the Chipmunks"
T – Mobile FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST (ALL GENRES)
Jonas Brothers
