Music’s Week In Review: EMI, Last.fm, D.I.Y. Tools & Much More

> EMI named Elio Leoni-Sceti, a former EU household products manufacturing exec its new CEO. Poll: What do you think of EMI’s choice?

> Year’s later the Sony BMG merger continues to be disputed in EU courts.

> Did you know that 80% of people ignore professional music reviews and whole lot of people listen to music via their TV’s?

> Going DRM free sent UK download store 7Digital’s sales soaring.

> Competition between sites designed to help indie and d.i.y. artists is heating up:

• ReverbNation now serves 200,000 artists
• Topspin grabbed series B funding from Foundry
• myAWOL is coming out of hiding.

> Will "Free Love" (the love of free downloads) shape music’s future?

> Last.fm starts paying indie artists but trade group Merlin sent a warning to its 12K members not to sign on.

> Meebo brings chat rooms, IM and advertising to artist web sites.

> Distributors News: The Orchard has taken control of bankrupt TVT Records and
signed with Myxer  for ringtones. INgrooves adds some strong new labels

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