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Music Biz News: Arcade Fire Rip Off, Dangerbird Prez, Godin, Thumbplay Music,VEVO & More

  • Spotify denies reports of paltry payments to indies. (TechRadar)
  • Microsoft Blatantly Rips Off Arcade Fire (Stereogum)
  • Thumbplay Music To Add “Radio” Feature. (Mashable
  • Indie label and management company Dangerbird names Piero Giramonti as President. He was SVP Global Marketing Warner Bros Records. Jeff Castelaz remains Dangerbird CEO.

6a00d83451b36c69e20133f58067d2970b-800wi More Music Industry News & Commentary:

  • Spotify wouldn't offer as much free music here. (CNET)
  • Seth Godin’s New Publishing Experiment Reveals Its First Title. (Mashable)
  • Vevo to launch Middle East service by June. (The National)
  • SellABand extends its fan-funding platform to Japan.
  • iTunes grabs the exclusive on both The Beatles' 'LOVE' album and 'All Together Now,' the feature-length documentary about the making of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil.
  • Why Apple WILL Fail Unless It Changes Course. (TheMusicVoid)
  • A New Model for Film Music. (NewYorkTimes)
  • Report: One-fourth of Web traffic is pirated content. (HamptionRoads)
  • Apple Trying To Run All Content Sales Through Its Own Sales System. (TechDirt)

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