NEWS BRIEF: Midem, LyricFind, Google Music, Intel + RealNetworks, Reznor Interview, YouTube & More

The music industry action shifts to Cannes and MIDEM this weekend and Hypebot will have lots of coverage including via a special partnership with Stuart Drudge of MusicAlly.

• One of the first MIDEM announcements comes from LyricFind who have signed what they say is the world’s first global lyrics deals with all four major publishers.
• Google Music now lets you download MP3 copies of your stored tunes. (Verge) Sound like a small change, but its a feature that's likely to be hugely popular.

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• Intel is buying a large portfolio of RealNetworks patents for $120 million. (DMW) Most deal with video codecs.
• TuneCore has an exclusive interview by founder Jeff Price with Nine Inch Nails founder and frontman Trent Reznor on his composition process, scoring films and more. (TuneCore)
• YouTube Changes Again: Video Editor, Browse Page Updated (Mashable)
• Universal Music UK has named David Sharpe as COO
• Google+ now open to teens 13+. (Wired)
• Hisham Dahud Talks Electronic Artist Pretty Lights’ Successful Partnership with BitTorrent on The Music Biz Weekly Podcast