Wednesday’s Music Brief: Joss vs. EMI, Edgar To UK, Xbox Hub, Jamie Thomas & More

Joss Stone is pissed at EMI and Edgar Bronfman Jr. is using some of his $3M bonus to move to London.  Who says the summer is slow for music news? Lots of rumors swirling about the eMusic Sony deal and I'm out their trying to find out the truth. Tips on this and other potential stories are always welcome (bruce @ skylineonline(dot)com). And note the new Twitter signup link in the upper right hand corner of le blog. Are the bird's flapping wings drving you crazy? I can't decide…

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• Joss Stone's Ode To EMI: Set Me Free
• Iggli Helps Fans Spread The Word About Gigs
• How The Orchard Staff Start Their Day
• Assembly Of Dust Offers Half Of Album Free
• Hypebot Readers React To eMusic's Sony Addition
• Travis Barker & DJ-AM Offer Mixtape In Exchange For A Tweet
• Last chance to nominate your favorite fan email program

MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

• WMG chair Edgar Bronfman Jr. will run the label group from London for a couple of years. (Billboard)
• Microsoft morphing Xbox 360 into social, entertainment hub. (ars, VentureBeat)
• Kickstarter offers a no fee way for artist (music and film) to raise capital for new projects. Sadly its in invite only beta for now. 
• eMusic's new boss is the same as the old boss. (MediaMemo)
• RIAA vs Jamie Thomas News via Recording Industry vs. The People:
  • Tenenbaum files petition in US Supreme Court seeking webcast of proceedings
  • Jammie Thomas-Rasset moves to suppress all MediaSentry evidence
• Phil Spector Twitters from prison. (Quietus)
• Less Digital Breakage for eMusic in Europe?  (Digital Audio Insider)
• Do pre-release album streams encourage cherry-picking? (Music Ally)