Wednesday’s Music Brief: Eminem, EMI , Prince, Piracy, Muzu, MySpace Troubles & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- Eminem Uses Album Cover To Tease New "Relapse" Release
- EMI Teams With MYPLASH For Artist Branded Prepaid Visa Cardsi
- Phone App Adds Mobile Credit Card Processing to DIY Toolkit
- Video: Growth & Monetization At Spotify
- Northern European Music Industry Blazes Trails Others Should Follow
- MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe appears on the way out along with several other top executives. (TechCrunch)
- Nokia's Comes With Music has just 23,000 users in the UK. (Music Ally)
- Prince's premium Opus iPod package is selling despite the $2100 price. (WSJ)
- iPhone app downloads nears 1 billion. (Apple)
- Has online piracy reached a tipping point? (cNet)
- Global music sales down 8 percent in 2008 (Reuters UK)
- MUZU.TV, an Irish-based video website, has signed a deal with Universal. (Reuters)
- New indie label SonicStar co-founded by the leader of nu-metal stars Cold has inked with Fontana for distribution. (press release)
- Bob Dylan gives Amazon an exclusive video. (AFP)
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