Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Digital Consolidation, Chinese Lawsuits, Virgin Shifts & Much More

> A Point Topic study predicts major consolidation in the digital music space this year and next with Real, Microsoft, Nokia and others going on a buying spree. (Hollywood Reporter)
You’ve got our number.

> OneRepublic’s "Apologize" has become only the second song in history to score 3,000,000 digital song downloads, following "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" from Soulja Boy Tell’em earlier this year according to SoundScan. (press release)

> Two groups representing China’s local musicians and songwriters have filed a lawsuit against the country’s top search engine Baidu alledging copyright violation. (Reuters)

> There have been top level promotion staff shifts at Virgin. (FMQB)

> Pass or fail? A look at the RIAA’s college campus campaign on its one year anniversary. (ars)

> WORTHY CLICK: INDISTR empowers indie artists who want to take the Radiohead/AmieStreet
fan driven pricing approach. Artists keep 75% and get paid instantly.