Music Busines Miscellany

Because we don’t want Hypebot readers to miss anything...

>>> Rumors are growing a Police reunion.

>>> Were hearing both from the US and abroad that EMI is preparing to release some of its major catalog as DRM free mp3’s. Will other labels follow?

>>> Bridge Street Ratings makes their projections and predictions for 2007. (here)

  >>> Billboard takes a look at how the music industry is hoping to profit from user generated content via Birghtcove, iLike, SnoCap, PassAlong, The Venice Project and others. (here)

>>> GarageSpin has a nice compendium of links to Best Indie Music Of 2006 lists.

>>> The push for net neutrality to resume in new Congress. (cNet)

>>> We told you yesterday about new wireless services for your car.  Now comes news that Microsoft and Ford are partnering for in-dash computing. It might be a good time to sell your Sirius stock.

>>> The small music merchants – Icarus Music Store, Gambit Music Group and BeatRecords – have tapped ClickandBuy for hosted digital commerce systems and to provide different payment methods, including yearly subscriptions, micropayments or single downloads of songs.

>>>Berklee College to expand nationwide music education program.