New Music Business Briefing: Publishing’s Future, V2 Speaks Out, Sprint Goes Viral & Much More

>>> Futurist Gerd Leonhard’s UK speech on the Future Of Music Publishing. (here)

>>> EMI’s DRM free strategy had a positive effect on the company’s sales numbers according to a Coolfer analysis.

>>> Dubber at New Music Strategies interviews V2’s forward thinking Digital VP Beth Appleton. (here)

>>> Sprint is sponsoring the single by Atlantic Records’ Plies which will be given away free via P2P. (NY Post) Here’s some insider commentary.

>>> Slash will star in the new Guitar Hero III video game. (Billboard)

>>> Marketing guru Seth Godin is interviewed on music’s Long Tail and the increasing value of the mega-hit. (Hear 2.0)

>>> Real touts its new and improved player (RealPlayer blog)

>>> Worthy Click: The Ad-Supported Music Central blog is focused on this growing sector from an educated insider perspective.