Monday’s Music Briefing: Zune, iPhone Apps, Keiser Chieds & Much More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• Your "web site can now be your album"
• TuneCore Gets $7M From Opus Capital. Why???
• A WMG Board Member Resigns Because Has Better Things To Do
• EMI Loss Hits $1.2 Billion. Can It Survive?
• Music’s Week In Review: Ticketmaster Grabs Indie Payola, Facebook, CD Baby & Much More

MORE NEWS:

• Revenue is down at Microsoft’s Zune/xBox division. (paidContent)
• Even if Royalties for Web Radio Fall, Revenue Remains Elusive (NY Times)
• Artists band together for an MTV salute to the troops. (FMQB)
• iPhone apps are gaining traction as music promotion and distribution vehicles. (Listening Post)
• The Keiser Chiefs talk about album leaks, tour support and how the music industry is changing. (Drowned In Sound)
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  From last week’s SF Music Tech Summit:
  • Questions For The Digital Music Business and The Rise of Band Blogs (ReadWriteWeb)
  • Bandcamp.mu continued to get kudos for its free platform that enables music sales and helps fans spread songs virally with ease. Here is Hypebot’s initial review.
  • The Importance Of Artist Data