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# Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday August 15th, 2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot-2/
- Published: 2006-08-15T06:25:29.000Z
- Updated: 2006-08-15T06:25:29.000Z
- Description: – Wired look at Duran Duran, Suzanne Vega and other music on virtual world Second Life. (Wired) – Clothing retailers are using music downloads as an enticement to boost back. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/08/hypebot-2.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Secondlife_1](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/secondlife_1.jpg "Secondlife_1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/secondlife%5F1.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– Wired look at Duran Duran, Suzanne Vega and other music on virtual world [Second Life](http://secondlife.com/?ref=hypebot.com). ([Wired](http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,71593-0.html?tw=rss.index&ref=hypebot.com))

– Clothing retailers are using music downloads as an enticement to boost back to school sales. ([Reuters](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060813/bs%5Fnm/bizfeature%5Fdenim%5Fdc?ref=hypebot.com))

– Analysts predict that Nokia’s aggressive moves into music will force am iPod/cell combo. ([AFP](http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060814/bs%5Fafp/ustelecommusicinternet?ref=hypebot.com))

– Concert giant Live Nation has teamed with download music service [Burnlounge](http://www.burnlounge.com/default/index.htm?ref=hypebot.com). ([Hollywood Reporter](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/media%5Fnm/burnlounge%5Fdc?ref=hypebot.com))

– Interpol has signed with Capital not Interscope as Coolfer and other blogs reported. ([HITS](http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news06296&ref=hypebot.com))

– eMusic goes after the UK market. ([The Register UK](http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/14/emusic%5Fopens%5Fuk%5Fmp3%5Fstore/?ref=hypebot.com))