I’ll let the evil corporate giant do the talking: "As of August 31, 2008, we will no longer be able to support the retrieval of license keys for the songs. Continue reading

Sony Corporation of America has signed a merger agreement with Gracenote. Sony will pay approximately $260 million "plus other contingent considerations". Gracenote’s existing business will continue to operate separately and. Continue reading

HYPEBOT FEATURES: Microsoft turns off MSN track authorization reminding us why DRM sucks Weak economy starts to hit entertainment Sony buys Gracenote for $260M Sonicbds hires a VP Fontana grabs. Continue reading

Mark your calendars! SXSW 2009 will be taking place March 13-22. Interactive and Film: March 13-17 Music: March 18-22

Sonific, creators of the SongSpot widget that enabled bloggers and others to embed a single song player anywhere with ease is going offline May 1st. Co-founded by music futurist Gerd. Continue reading

IN SUPPORT OF A UK I-POD TAX Music Manager Forum CEO Jon Webster responds to my commentary last week critical of a proposed UK tax on manufacturers whose devices  enable . Continue reading

SpiralFrog, the free ad-supported music service, has appointed industry veteran and former Maverick and Pipeline GM Russ Rieger to the newly created position of vice president of strategic initiatives. Rieger. Continue reading

> EMI’s restructuring is facing contractual obstacles including key man clauses. (Reuters UK) > SonyBMG is joining Universal on Nokia’s Comes With Music bandwagon. (Engadget) We want details! > LG. Continue reading

We spend hours each day worrying about the minutia of the music industry, but today is a day when we need to look beyond our selfish selves and think about. Continue reading