Music Biz News: Indie Bands Outsmart Google, Real Cuts 10%, EMI + Beatport, iTunes Sales Fall, & More

• Crazy Characters Help Indie Bands Outsmart Google. (Wired)
• RealNetworks has cut another 10% of staff, but says restructuring is now complete. (press release)
• EMI Lets DJ Site Beatport Sell Its Music (paidContent)
• Report: iTunes Music Sales Fall 5% Amid General Decline in Demand. (CultofMac)

More News:

• Music Reports will provide Cricket's new Muve digital music service with music publishing data matching, licensing and royalty reporting services. (press release)
• The Alan Lomax Archive and digital distributor IODA have partnered to offer 17,000 historic recordings of folk and traditional music spanning 60 Years of Lomax's legendary work.
• Fake iPods and iPhones are seized from downtown warehouses. (LATimes)
• Brand Loyalty: Can A Label Make You Listen? (NPR's The Record)
• Irish App Delivers Thriving Music Scene to iPhone. (Evolver.fm) 
• Spotify Clears Its Throat for a U.S. Launch in “Coming Months”. (MediaMemo)
• Ten Bands That Shook The World. (HuffPost)
• Facebook Updates Ad System, Adds "Sponsored Stories" So You Can Spam Your Friends Better (Mashable)
• If Artists Don't Value Copyright On Their Works, Why Do We Force It On Them? (TechDirt)
• The Strokes To Offer First Single From New Album as Free Download. (Mashable)
• The $98 app that will transform your music collection. (TheNextWeb)