Tuesday’s New Music Briefing: RIAA, 1st Q Releases, Musicane, G ‘n R & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• EMI Pulls Coldpay vs. Satriani Videos From YouTube
• bluhammock’s Jaylaan Shares "What Is Working?"
• What Are Your Music Industry Predictions For ’09?
• Join The Discussion: Could CD Quality Downloads Be An Answer To The Sales Slump?

MORE NEWS:

• An update on the efforts of a group from Harvard University law students to fight the RIAA. (Hypebot)
• New Music Tip Sheet has a comprehensive list of 1st Q 2009 releases in its Crystal Ball
• Since the rest of the media is just getting to this story, we’ll point you back to the piece Hypebot ran last week that Musicane Sales Widgets Add Sony And EMI. Universal signed on a few months ago.
• Arbitron to expand cell phone only sampling to all markets in 2009. (FMQB)
• Bittorrent returns some funding to investors. (paidContent)
• The Guns ‘n Roses leaker pleads guilty. (Reuters)
• 10 Best Online DRM-Free Music Stores. (PC World)