Thursday’s Music Briefing: EMusic, INgrooves + 7digital, free D.I.Y Guides + More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

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  A Third Path For Music Investors
• Zune Revalues Subscriptions With 10 Free Tracks
• In Support Of The Musical Middle Class
• MySpace Grabs Chinese Democracy Exclusive
• Sid McCain Named VP Label Services EMI NA

MORE NEWS:

• eMusic has added the classic jazz labels Black Saint and Soul Note. Its the first time either label has been available digitally and eMusic has it exclusively for 2 months. The catalog includes 580 recordings from some  Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Dave Douglas, Anthony Braxton, and the World Saxophone Quartet and others.
• Indie digital sistributor INgrooves has partnered digital music store provider 7digital for distribution the 7D’s network of 1,000 digital properties in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria and Portugal. (DMW)
• A new free eBook, The RouteNote Guide to Self Promotion, is available as a pdf via their blog.
• Yahoo! Music is finding new focus and success by courting boomers and fans of classic rock. (Fortune)
• A great step by step guide for any d.i.y. artist startup from Echo’s Marko Montgomery. (Echo)
• Wolfgang’s Vault grabs the exclusive on some rare live MC5 concert downloads. (press release) The site is actively courting other musicians to contribute to a live show download destination.
• Akon is including the slotMusic microSD card format in his release plans. (press release)