Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EU, Death Row, Gamecues, MTV & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- The Truth About Music Press Releases
- Nintendo Unveils Wii For Music
- Tunecore gets its own Billboard chart
- Radiohead and Google team for innovative new video
- imeem scores U2 reissue advance
- Hypebot adds a mobile feed
- JOIN THE DEBATE: Value of a new widget that enables Radiohead type pay-what- you-will downloads.
> EU gives boost to online music stores and 2.0 sites by pushing regional music licensing. (AP)
> The Death Row Records controversy continues with a lawsuit seeking to declare the winning bid in the bankruptcy auction void. (press release)
> Gamecues offers a platform for video game music licensing. (press release) Do any of you know of opportunities for indie and d.i.y, artists in gaming?
> MTV betas one of its many new sites called SoundTrack aimed at exposing the music it features within its many non-music shows. (SoundTrack)
> Indie consultancy Music Allies adds industry vet Ron Phillips (WMG, Amazon) as a retail sales and marketing specialist. (press release)
> Piracy raids continue in Mexico. (IFPI)
> New Metallica will debut simultaneously on Guitar Hero II and retail in September. (press release)
