NEWS BRIEF: Google Music Upsets, Geller Exits UMG, iHeart Hits 10M, MySpace, BandsInTown & More

Google Music is upsetting users with device-deauthorization rule. (CNet) A forum posting on XDA-Developers says Google now only allowing users to de-authorize just 4 devices per year for its Google Music platform.

• Harvey Geller, Universal Music Group’s Top Lawyer, Is Out. Geller was often at the center of UMG's digital music/music tech negotiations and lawsuits. (MediaMemo)
• iHeartRadio Hits 10 Million Users Faster Than Facebook or Twitter (Mashable)

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• The Merger Music Fans and the Government Should Fear: Universal + EMI. (Atlantic)
• Pinterest has raised $100 million in funding in a round led by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, pushing the valuation of the hot social site towards $1.5 billion.
• Myspace to Broadcast Hangout Music Fest Performances from Jack White, String Cheese Incident and others on 5/18-20.
• Bandsintown, the concert recommendation and notification app, has added new features that take advantage of Facebook Timeline by adding tour histories. Fans can click on a new “I Was There” button to add the event to a personal concert history displayed on their own timeline.
• Veteran agent Joe Brauner has joined WME from CAA bringing with him longtime clients Norah Jones and Amos Lee.
• Nominations are open of Billboard's 40 under 40. (here)
• Drip.fm remixes music industry models with its new members-only platform (TNW)
• R.I. P. – D.C. musician Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go.