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# Friday’s Music Briefing: MySpace Music CEO, The Beatles, Napster, Awdio  & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fridays-music-4/
- Published: 2008-10-31T03:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-10-31T03:58:00.000Z
- Description: MySpace Music has offered the CEO position to Courtney Holt, former Interscope exec and MTV Networks’ EVP of Digital Music & Media, according cNet. The digital shy Beatles and MTV. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/10/fridays-music-4.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

- **[![Myspace_music_logo](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/10/31/myspace_music_logo.jpg "Myspace_music_logo")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/31/myspace%5Fmusic%5Flogo.jpg)**  
**MySpace Musi**c has offered the **CEO** position to **Courtney Holt**, former Interscope exec and MTV Networks’ EVP of Digital Music & Media, according [cNet](http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023%5F3-10078456-93.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- [![Beatles_logo](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/10/31/beatles_logo.png "Beatles_logo")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/31/beatles%5Flogo.png)  
The digital shy **Beatles and MTV** owned Harmonix will allow their music to be used in a **new video game** to be created by the folks who brought us Rock Band. Good stuff but hardly the "unprecedented global music project" that [MTV promised](https://www.hypebot.com/mtvs-unpreceden/) in Wednesday’s press released.
- **Napster adds 13 million AT&T wireless customers** to its Napster Mobile serivce. ([press release](http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-electronics/20081030/AQTH51830102008-1.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **RealNetworks suffered a net loss of $4.5M** for the third quarter, compared to a gain of $4.3M iduringthe same time last year. The balance sheet did show gains in both its music and gaming. ([press release](http://finance.yahoo.com/news/RealNetworks-Announces-Third-prnews-13408185.html?ref=hypebot.com))**[![Hot_topic](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/10/31/hot_topic.jpg "Hot_topic")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/31/hot%5Ftopic.jpg)**
- [**Awdio**](http://www.awdioblog.com/?ref=hypebot.com) has **raised $2 million** for a service that puts night clubs live on the net in ad supported service. ([TechCrunch](http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/30/awdio-raises-15m-euros-for-its-live-club-music-shop/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Wired likes** the new Hot Topic’s **Shockhound download store.** ([Listening Post](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ListeningPost/~3/437407887/hot-topic-shock.html?ref=hypebot.com))