Wednesday’s Music Brief: MySpace, Jelli, Thomas Trial, Subscriptions, Tapulous & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• New Album Releases Hit Hard By Sales Downturn
• Despite Troubles, Poll Shows MySpace Still Important To Social Music
• Jelli Crowdsources Radio Programming
• Video Interview: Eric LeMasters of E1/Koch
• 10 Most Creative People In Music Business
• Fleet Foxes Thank Piracy For Success, Pledge To Stay Indie
• A Roundup Of Reaction To Digital Britain Report
• OFFICIAL: MySpace Cuts 30% Of Staff

MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

• Ars has updates from the Jamie Thomas trial: Thomas takes the stand, admits to major misstep and RIAA lawyers toss "a skunk in the jury box," apologizes.
• Who says subscription music services are dead? (LA Times)
•  Q&A: Tapulous Co-Founder Bart Decrem (Billboard)
• Celebrity, Product and Joke Names Grabbed as Facebook Vanity URLs (NY Times)
• Study: Broadcast radio decline will continue. (FMQB)
• Help Polyvinyl Save 10,000 Records From Destruction
• How The Recording Industry Changes Its Own Story (Techdirt)
• Ryan Leslie Knows How To Connect With His Fans (Mogul)