Friday’s Music Briefing: MySpace Player, Top Promos, Live Nation, Rick Astley & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• EMI To Announce More Restructuring Today
• EMI Names New President Of Catalog Business
• Part 2: Patrick Hanlon On Brand Authenticity, Narratives & Beliefs
• Ian Rogers’ New Music Manifestio
• $.99 App. Turns iPhone Into A Wind Instrument
• The Top Selling Digital Song Is…(sadly) by Journey

MORE NEWS:

• MySpace may develop its own digital music player. (Reuters)
• MTV exec tells friends he’s the new MySpace CEO. (cNet)
• Top 20 digital music promotions from Oct 2008 – AC/DC, Britney Spears, Snow Patrol and more…(Music Ally)
• Online digital music deal is very close but Pandora’s fate still remains uncertain. (All Things Digital)
• Live Nation reports a very strong 3rd Quarter. (Billboard)
• Apple faces more pressure over iPod exclusivity in Norway. (AFP)
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  Thanks to large part to the internet prank "Rickrolling" that has led to almost 12 million views of his "Never Gonna Give You Up" video, MTV Europe has named Rick Astley the "Best Act Ever". And just in case you can’t get enough click here to watch it one more time.  Come on…you know you want to…