New Music Business Briefing: iPhone Details, MSN Grabs Live Earth, TuneCore Gets Props

>>> New details were revealed as the FCC approved the iPhone. (InfoWorld) And some recent product announcements show that the iPhone will have lots of competition when it launches.(Reuters)

>>> Droves of Opie & Anthony fans are canceling their XM their subscriptions in protest of a current suspension.

>>> UK download store innovators 7Digital has spearheaded a hugely successful program that rewards students with hit downloads donated by EMI to those with 100% attendance records. If only they’d offered this when I went to school…. (more)

>>> MSN grabs the online exclsuive and creates LiveEarth.msn.com as a hub for all the concert activities.  The actions already begun with a new song from Madonna.

>>> RealNetworks follows Yahoo by iincorporating lyrics into its online offerings.

>>> TuneCore is a digital distributor run by Jeff Price of indie label SpinArt who doesn’t take a % from the music it places on download services but rather it charges a small upfront fee and you keep 100% of revenue. Last year it collects $1.4 million for its clients. Recently the Wall Street Journal took notice in this profile.