Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Portishead To Last.FM, Verizon’s Madonna Remix & Much More
HYPEBOT FEATURES
- Chrysalis rejects bid from EMI
- Staff moral at EMI slumps as restructuring delayed
- Tunecore tops $1M in January
- IODA names Rhapsody’s Kartzman VP Client Services
- eMusic tops 200 Million downloads and strengthens its EU team
- Buzznet buys the Idolator music blog
- SprialFrog adds indie content from RoyaltyShare and MPress
- EMI closing Asian offices
- UK Music trade back music tax. Plus a commentary
> Last.fm has grabbed another exclusive. This time its Portishead – the new album ‘Third’ will be available to listen to for free on Last.fm from April 21st, a full week before the official release.
> In a nice mix of new and old, a new web video series from Sun Studio in Memphis brings in younger acts to perform in the same room that Elvis, Johnny Cash, Howlin Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis and other greats recorded their first hits. Here’s Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
> Verizon Wireless has teamed with Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake to deliver a "mobile underground remix" of Madonna’s new single "4 Minutes" from the upcoming album "HARD CANDY."
> The lineup for this year’s Austin City Limits Festival has been announced.
> A well written look at the aging of touring acts and why Live Nation is rushing to diversify. (American via Coolfer)
> UK grocery giant TESCO is re-launching its digital store including 3M+ tracks. (PaidContent) Why?
