More Music Industry News: Zune Expands, Live Nation To Pay Artists Less, MXP4 + Spotify & More

(UPDATED) Congratulations are in order for two people that in another era would both be considered Hypebot's competitors: Wired's Eliot Van Buskirk is leaving the Epicenter blog to do something cool and currently top secret for The EchoNest. (Here is his farewell post.) And CD Baby's Kevin Breuner has just posted the 100th episode of his wonderful DIY Musician Podcast.  Both deserve our thanks for doing great work.

• Zune Marketplace going to Europe, Down Under, this autumn. (ars)
• Live Nation moves to pay artists less to tour in 2011. (TicketNews)
• MXP4, Spotify and Sony Music Launch Interactive Music Advertising App (press release)
• Carson Daiy tv show shifts to more live music. (Reuters)

More Music Industry News & Commentary:

• BMG Rights Management  has acquired independent music company Evergreen Copyright Acquisitions, marking BMG's fourth major music acquisition this year. (FMQB)
• R.I.P. – Dave Kirby, veteran agent and founder of TKO passed away at his home in Manhattan Beach, Calif. after a two year battle with prostate cancer. (Billboard)
• Napster Releases Music Apps for iPhone, iPad (DMW)
• Indie filmmakers: Piracy and Google threaten us. (Cnet)
• Secret of The Beatles phenomenal popularity still unsolved. (Pravada)
• 25 Years After Tipper Gore’s PMRC Hearings, the Opposing Sides Aren’t So Far Apart. (NYMag) 
• A Straight Shooter: How The Flip Cam Changed Video. (Newsweek)
• Bill Would Give Justice Department Power to Shutter Piracy Sites Worldwide. (Wired)
• Zune Expands Media Services In Many, Many Countries. (CrunchGear) 
• Napster app hits Apple iPhone, iPad. (ChristianScience)
• Topspin shares a look at some of sponsored spins featured on its service. (Topspin)