Music Industry Week In Review

FEATURED STORIES:

• Top 10 Issues Facing Music 2.0
• Help Wanted: Patrons & Champions. If the labels can’t help, who will?
• Does Free Music Matter? Coldplay vs. Radiohead vs. NIN
• Music sites choosing Amazon over iTunes

TOP NEWS:

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  Sony BMG cuts yield stronger financials
• EMI to cut 1000 additional jobs
• From SF MusicTech Summit: Venture Capital Talks Music, Digital Thought Leaders
• EU mobile extras provider Dada added mp3’s from Sony BMG
• It was a good week for imeem:they passed Yahoo to hit #1 in streaming and joined Google’s Open Social
• Nate "Daja" Hill dominated the SESAC Awards

PLUS:

• UMG Ramped Up It’s Bravado Merchandise Division
• Google launched Friends Connect to make social networking free and portable across web site
• Fan Corps & Gydget Teamed For Fan Engagement
• Live Nation & AdBrite Launched eFan Finder