AM NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Apps, MOG & VEVO Downunder, Popdust Picks Panero, Pandora & More

Add iPad app to the rumored announcements for Spotify's Wednesday press conference.  Yesterday we shared reports of brands like AT&T added to Spotify's dedicated apps platform.

• MOG announced it's first international deal, an exclusive partnership with Australian telcom Telstra, even as sale rumors continue to dog the SF based streamer.
• VEVO has launched in Australia and New Zealand in an exclusive partnership with MCM Media.

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• Popdust, an online music platform that connects fans with artists using news, social engagement and ecommerce, has named Hugh Panero, the former XM top exec, as its first Chief Executive Officer.
• Pandora stock keeps getting battered closing at $8.27 on Monday.
• Spotify got a more refined collaborative social listening experience this weekend, thanks to a relaunch of the Soundrop app. (GigAOm)