Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Bertlesmann Wants Out, iPhone & More

MORNING NEWS – UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY

> Bertlesmann is pushing Sony to buy its stake in Sony BMG. (AFP) Only at fire sale prices

> There’s little new for music in the new faster, cheaper better iPhone. (Billboard) Has Steve used us and moved on? Should we be surprised?

> "Bits, Bands and Books" – an Op-Ed on the digitization of art and media from the New York Times. (free reg. required)

> Are NIN the new darlings of Silicon Valley?  You’ll think so if you read Valleywag.

> The return of vinyl. (Blogging Stocks)

> Downtown Music Publishing has appointed Sean McGraw as Director of Licensing Administration and Jeremy Yohai as Manager of Copyright Relations. They ewill focus on servicing the publishing company’s more than 2,500 songs recorded by artists ranging from Aretha Franklin and The Isley Bros to Mary J. Blige and Miley Cyrus.

> Feel guilty about grabbing music free P2P?  Send your favorite rocker a letter, enclose $5 and be sure to cc: DearRockers.com.

> 10 mobile social networks worth checking out. (ReadWriteWeb)