Wednesday’s Music Brief: Merger Analysis, More Bankruptcies, Beatles iTunes, Plugo.la & More

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  6 Predictions For Live Nation Ticketmaster
• Ticketmaster Live Nation Merger Done
• Another Bad Day For Music On Wall Street
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MORE NEWS:

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  Analyzing the Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger:
  • The day the music biz changed: Parsing the Live Nation / Ticketmaster press release. (LA Times)
  • Ticketmaster + Live Nation: Meet the new boss. (Chicago Sun-Times)
  • Live Nation, Ticketmaster Merger Risks Antitrust Scrutiny (Epicenter)
  • Barry Diller: Trust Me – You’re Going to Love the Ticketmaster/Live Nation Deal (Media Memo)
  • Hypebot's 6 Predictions For Live Nation Ticketmaster
  • The official press release
  • Poll: What do you think of the merger?
• Background music provider Muzak has filed for bankruptcy. (Bloomberg)
• Sirius XM Prepares for Possible Bankruptcy (NY Times)
• How will the $99 iPhone effect music? (PC World)
• Paul McCartney says label execs are to blame for The Beatles not being available on iTunes. (ars)
• YouTube starts featuring new "buzzworthy" music every Tuesday. (YouTube)