More Music Industry News: EU Pact, Yangaroo + CMJ, WeArePanel, Jelli & More

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• Licensing pact a big step towards fixing EU music stores -  Music stores in the EU can be a byzantine mess, with each country's online stores having widely varying selections due to licensing issues. A new agreement between industry giants,—including some of the big labels, Apple, and Amazon—aims to change that for the better. (ars)
• Yangaroo, CMJ Partner to Service College Radio. (press release)
• Gracenote will provide mp3lyrics.org users in North America with access and search of song lyrics. (press release)
• In the UK, the Conservatives (Tories) are launching a bid to woo young, internet-savvy voters by advertising on digital music service Spotify. (UK PA)
• WeArePanel.com launches a site and iPhone app music recommendation service aimed at replacing the savvy record store clerk of yore.
• User-Controlled Jelli Radio expands fan choose the music radio broadcast model. (FMQB)
• Copyright Threats Against Compulsive Singer Withdrawn – A shop assistant has received an apology from the UK’s Performing Rights Society. The PRS had threatened the 56 year-old grandmother with a “four figure” bill for singing in her shop to customers, but has now backed down from its initial big-sticked aggressive stance, and is now brandishing a big bunch of flowers. (TorrentFreak)