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# Friday’s Music Briefing: Yahoo!, iTunes Genius, Balckberry & Much More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fridays-music-1-4/
- Published: 2008-09-12T01:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-09-12T01:01:00.000Z
- Description: HYPEBOT FEATURES: All Eyes Are On MySpace Monday. But Will We Like What We See? Hypebot’s Bruce Houghton Joins MidemNet Board Live Nation Ticketing Expands With SMG The Fall Of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/09/fridays-music-1-4.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

[![Myspace_3](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/09/12/myspace_3.jpg "Myspace_3")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/12/myspace%5F3.jpg)

  
HYPEBOT FEATURES:

- **[All Eyes Are On MySpace Monday. But Will We Like What We See?](https://www.hypebot.com/all-eyes-are-on/)**
- **[Hypebot’s Bruce Houghton Joins MidemNet Board](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebots-bruce/)**
- **[Live Nation Ticketing Expands With SMG](https://www.hypebot.com/live-nation-tic/)**
- **[The Fall Of Communization And The Rise Of The Music Fan](https://www.hypebot.com/the-fall-of-com/)**[![Yahoo](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/09/12/yahoo.jpg "Yahoo")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/12/yahoo.jpg)
- **[Amazon Offers Indies Free Download Distribution](https://www.hypebot.com/amazon-offers-i/)**

\> **Yahoo! is opening its music site** to content from across the web include Amazon and iTunes. ([Reuters](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080911/music%5Fnm/yahoo%5Fmusic%5Fdc?ref=hypebot.com))

\> [New **iTunes Genius not so smart** some of the time](http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080912-new-itunes-genius-not-so-smart-some-of-the-time.html?ref=hypebot.com) ([ars](http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080912-new-itunes-genius-not-so-smart-some-of-the-time.html?ref=hypebot.com)) Eliot @ Listening Posts **[prefers](http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/zune-recommenda.html?ref=hypebot.com) the new Zune recommendation engine.**

[![Blackberry](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/09/12/blackberry.jpg "Blackberry")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/12/blackberry.jpg)

\> **Blackberry** has made deals to include **mobile content from [MySpace](http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080911/0432999.html?ref=hypebot.com), [Ticketmaster](http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/080911/150148.html?ref=hypebot.com),** [Microsoft Live Search](http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080911/0432998.html?ref=hypebot.com) and [TiVo](http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080911/nyth049.html?.v=101&ref=hypebot.com). (click links for each press release)

\> Progressive rockers **[Marillion](http://www.marillion.com/?ref=hypebot.com) offers its new release free via P2P**. ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3idef185a6ef750b736faac6e932553bc5?ref=hypebot.com))

\> **MTV** is planning a **show based on Rock Band 2**. ([Variety](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991955.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1&ref=hypebot.com))

\> Musicians Atlas and [The Music Resource Group](http://musiciansatlas.com/index.asp?ref=hypebot.com) has just added a **d.i.y. ringtone category** sponsored by Myxer to its **[Independent Music Awards](http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/home.asp?ref=hypebot.com)**. ([press release](http://www.musiciansatlas.com/epk/IMA%5Fringtone.html?ref=hypebot.com))