Friday’s Music Briefing: MySpace Music, CMJ ’09, iTunes DRM Free & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
Mufin: Audio Based Music Discovery On Steroids- The Tipping Point Of The Ballad
- In Support Of The Musical Middle Class
- eMusic Hits 250K Downloads And 4.5M Tracks
- From The "What’s Taking So Long" Rumor Department:
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I’m hearing multiple rumors that more indie distributors and labels are very close to signing
MySpace Music deals and that several outside providers are biding to provide do-it-yourself tools for non-affiliated artists. - Apple’s iTunes is in talks to sell all the major labels DRM free. (cNet) Finally…They should have done this a year ago.cNet agrees with Dear Steve Jobs: Set The Music Free.
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- The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2009 edition will run Tuesday, October 20 – Saturday, October 24 in New York City. Registration for 2009 is now open at www.cmj.com/marathon with special early bird prices available until December 19. Artist showcase submissions are being accepted now with a special one-week discount price until November 25.
- Have iPod sales peaked? (Alley Insider)
- Cable TV’s Music Choice announces MOST DEMANDED – The Music Choice Video On Demand Awards. (press release)
- Live Nation, whose stock has been struggling along with the rest of the market, will present at the J.P. Morgan 2008 SMid Cap Conference. (press release)
Congratulations to David Rose as his very useful and increasingly popular d.i.y. destination KnowTheMusicBiz.com celebrates its 1st anniversary.
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