Friday Music Brief: Variable iTunes, Hide The Pirates, LT/TM Merger, eMusic & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• Will Labels Use Or Abuse iTunes Variable Pricing?
  
• PirateBay To Help Users Cover Their Tracks
• RockBand Passes $1B In Sales, 40M Songs
• ISPs Prove Smarter Than Labels & RIAA
• Rockzimity Takes Nickleback Interactive
• Blender Magazine Shuts Down
• Daily DIY: Understanding The Value Of Free

MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

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  Experts: Live Nation Ticketmaster merger has a chance. (Reuters)
• Radionomy Doubles Funding For Custom Internet Radio Platform. (TechCrunch)
• eMusic now offers quarterly subscriptions: 60 tracks per quarter for $19.99 and 100 tracks per quarter for $24.99. There was no great rush of support from subscribers. (via Digital Audio Insider)
• How will The Cloud change the way we think about music ownership? (CrunchGear)
• Facebook seeking $100 million in new funding. (paidContent)
• Massive April 18th Record Store Day Goodies List (Blurt) Dylan,
  Springsteen, Guided By Voices, Slayer, Flaming Lips, Wilco…
• Nettwerk CEO, Terry McBride, Shares Insight on the Future of the Digital Music Business with Berklee Students (Ariel PR)