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Music Industry Week In Review: (RED), WMG Profits, MySpace Music, Layoffs & Much More

It was a holiday week in the U,S., but there was still a lot of activity in music and tech. Here are the highlights:Red_about_red_09_03sflb

  • Bono’s (RED)wire Charity Music Service Will Launch Monday
  • WMG Reported Higher Profits But Lower Sales
  • MySpace Music Named Holt CEO. Do Indies Stand A Chance?
  • After 2 Years, MySpace Hijacks A Band’s URL
  •  A Beatle Went D.I.Y. With A Little Help From Topsin
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    Layoffs At Buzznet. Bloody Holidays Ahead.
  • An essay on The Social Music Evolution: Part 1 & Part 2
  • Band Metrics Gets Angel $’s For Music Analytics
  • Video: Orchard Co-Founder On Digital Music, Latin America & Much More
  • Pete Ganbarg Joined Atlantic As EVP A&R
  • Meebo And Universal Partner For Videos, Chat
  • Top Music 2008: Paste And Blender
  • imeem Upgrades Android App. Adds Mobile Ads.
  • One View Of The Musical Middle Class
  • Listen To 10 Songs For A Modern Thanksgiving
  • You Can Now Track Music Stocks On Hypebot

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2008 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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