Music Industry Week In Review: Royalties, Nokia, eMusic, MySpace & Much More

• After a week of bickering including a threat to shut down iTunes, The Copyright Royalty Board left mechanical rates largely unchanged.
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  US Congress passed a bill empowering Sound Exchange to negotiate digital performance royalties which paves the way for a settlement with net broadcasters.
• Nokia officially launched its Comes With Music service with all four major labels and some indies. A few, like 7Digital’s Ben Drury called the service "fatally flawed".
• CEO David Pakman is leaving eMusic. Is the indie subscription service in a slump?
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  More indie record labels spoke out against MySpace Music, but they continue to use the site as a promotional vehicle.
• Kid Rock finally went digital via Rhapsody.
• Walmart ends WMA support 10/9
• Guest Post: Consumer or Music Lover: You Decide.
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  Are big changes ahead for Zune?