AM BRIEF: UMG + EMI?, New Sony Breach, MTV O’s Take Shape, 1M Kickstarters, Grooveshark & More

Rumors have Universal Music, owned by Vivendi, as the front runner for at least EMI’s recorded music division.  We should know more soon.

• Sony has suffered another PSN breach, This time 93,000+ accounts wer compromised, according to the company.
• MTV's O Music Awards will feature a Tribute to Steve Jobs and a turntable.fm dance party. BTW The O's have launched a very RSS worthy music/tech/celebrity blog anchored by ex-Mashable writer Brenna Ehrlich.

MORE:

• Kickstarter just celebrated its 1 millionth backer of a fan funded project. This in a sector that barely existed 3 years ago…
• Grooveshark has added DashGo and NuGroove Records to its list of licensed labels.
• Spotify has launched in Denmark.
• Mel Lewinter has been named EVP Label Strategy at Sony Music.
• @1000TimesYes founder Christopher R. Weingarten has joined Spin.com as senior editor.