Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: XM & Sirius, EMI Cost Rises & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- eMusic launches in Canada
- Universal and Sony BMG have invested in MOG
- The Top 10 Stations on SM and Sirius
- Grand Theft Auto adds in game downloads from Amazon
- New Coldplay explodes on Last.fm
- JOIN THE DEBATE: Will labels share new "tax" revenue with artists? We’re
working on an indepth story and want to here from you.
> XM and Sirius have delayed their annual meetings pending their merger.
> The cost of Terra Firma’s purchase of EMI could rise 170M pounds sterling because of previous pension plan commitments. (FT)This could also be slowing restructuring plans.
> MySpace has launched a karaoke channel powered by fellow Fox company kSolo. Users with a mic can sing along to hits and store up to 10 songs for the world to hear. (OurDigitalMusic)
> Weezer is promoting its new CD via a "Food Fight" on Buzznet. (press release)
> Retailer HMV is launching a social networking site "Get Closer". (Telegraph UK)
> WORTHY CLICK: Mobilearts.net’s mission is to share music from many countries with the world. This French based English language site shares free downloads and more.
