Music Industry News: LimeWire Alternatives Boom, Twitter Adds 30M Users, Sony Posts Profit & More

• Judge Disallows Theoretical "Lost Profits" In EMI Case (FMQB)
• Spotify now top-tier music revenue source in Sweden. (Wired)
• Twitter adds 30 million users and is adding 370,000 more a day mostly from outside the U.S. (TechCrunch) If any new readers would like to follow Hypebot on Twiiter, sign up here.
• Sony Posts Profit, Higher Sales In Quarter. (Twice)
• Is Spotify Really All That? (Billboard)

More Music Industry News & Commentary:

• Indie rockers tell retailers: It's OK, I'm with the brand. (nypost)
• A working life: The mobile caterer. Catering to the world's best-known rock stars may sound glamorous, but feeding 200 people on tour is no mean feat. (guardian)
• Facebook acquires file-sharing service Drop.io. (cnet)
• The State of The Music Industry and the Delegitimization of Artists: Pt. 3 How a Skewed Perspective Delegitimizes Artists. (TuneCore) 
• 5 Lessons Radio can learn from Blockbuster. (MR)
• As Sales Collapse, Music Games Gamble on Real Instruments. (Wired)
• Ray Beckerman Talks to Copygrounds. (Copygrounds) 
• LimeWire Alternatives See Huge Increase in Downloads. (TorrentFreak)