Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: XM on iTunes, Iron Maiden 360, Zeppelin Video & More

> XM is making select programming available free via iTunes and the net.

>>> Iron Maiden has cut a new 360 deal with EMI. The band has been associated with the label for 28 years. (Metal Underground)

> File sharing tool Limewire can now be found on 1/3 of all PC’s worldwide.

> 63% of the US population plays video games. (ars)

>>> Canadian musicians are supporting legalized P2P. (ZeroPaid)

> Proving the power of the labor walkout and the media, MTV freelancers got back there health care benefits. (Gawker)

> Music player manufacturers are a about to launch a flury of products based on Windows CE 6.0. (Digitimes)

> R.I.P. – Ike Turner

> LED ZEPPELIN NEWS: Rumors of a Bonnaroo performance are being denied but new talk is surfacing of a Madison Square Garden run. In separate news, the band is demanding that YouTube take down fan videos of their recent UK performance (no easy task say experts) perhaps to protect an official DVD release next year.

Here’s some new Zep video of Stairway To Heaven still up from Live Leak.