Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday September 27th, 2006

– WMG’s Edgar Bronfman is calling on EMI investors to convince them that a hook-up with WMG makes sense despite recent European Union signals that any merger might not get regulatory approval. (TimesOnline UK)

– It looks like Cingular will get the exclusive when the iPod phone launches early next year. (Think Secret)

– Nokoia has unveiled several powerful new music enabled phones and Recommenders an online destination which will position David Bowie and others as guides to new music. (press release)

– Shakira dominates the Latin Grammy Nominations. (AP) Click here for a full list.

– An interview with Ruthless mogul Jerry Heller on Rap, the business and his new memoirs. (LA Times)

–  A look at trends in music consumption in Asian-Pacific market.  (Sun2Surf via Future Of Music )