Thursday’s Music Brief: Perry, Pandora, Paste, YouTube Gives ASCAP $1.6M, eMusic $’s, Semantic Web & More

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MORE MUSIC NEWS:

• A court has ordered YouTube to pay ASCAP $1.6 million. (Techdirt)
• Warner Music Videos Back On YouTube, If You Know Where To Look (MediaMemo)
• MTV's online music video site MTVMusic.com has an innovative Cold War Kids video that allows fans to mix their own video using footage shot from a number of different camera angles. Test you film editing skills here.
• eMusic's 1stQ payouts to artists were 33.5 cents per track. Less than half of iTune's payout.  (Digital Audio Insider)
• Music Reports adds web royalty accounting for webcasts. (press release)
• Napster's New Plan: Slash Prices, Stream Music, Survive (eCommerce Times)
• How the Semantic Web Will Redefine Digital Music. (Gigaom)
• Sources: Sony considers music downloads for PlayStation gaming platform (cNet)
• Chart action: Green Day debuts at #1 (FMQB)
• Former MySpace Execs Get $10 Million In Funding (TechCrunch)
• Tapulous churns out Tap Tap Revenge Dave Matthews Band iPhone game (VentureBeat)