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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. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/10/am-brief-3.html]

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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.