Important Apple Earnings Call Today. Beatles iTunes Rumors Resurface.

Apple has an important earnings call scheduled after the market closes today.  The company will be watched closely by analysyts particularly in light of a pending SEC investigation for stock. Continue reading

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Roger McGuinn On Industry Moves Away From DRM

Roger McGuinn first came to prominence as the co-founder of The Byrds.  Since then he’s had an illustrious solo career. McGuinn has also become a bit of a maverick when. Continue reading

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Monday Music Industry Miscellany

>>> The iPhone is getting raves and the stock is soaring but the government is not happy with the way Apple handeled its’ stock options and has launched an investigation.. Continue reading

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INgrooves Provides Details Of New Affordable Distribution Platform ONE Digital

UPDATE: Last week reported that INgrooves’ has launched ONE Digital, a new division to house its technology platform and offer digital distribution and royalty administration at rates below the industry. Continue reading

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AOL Scraps Music Now For Napster

AOL is ending its own Music Now subscription music service and sending its 350,000 subscribers to Napster.  It’s a great deal for a struggling Napster who needs to increase it’s. Continue reading

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Universal UK Launches Classical & Jazz Download Site

Labels are finally starting realize that in the digital world they don’t really need middlemen like iTunes who grab 35-40 cents per track in order to reach consumers.  Universal has. Continue reading

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Top Execs Wolf and Browning Out At MTV

MTV Networks today announced that Michael Wolf, President and Chief Operating Officer, MTVN, and Nicole Browning, President of Affiliate Sales and Marketing, MTVN, will be leaving the company. These two. Continue reading

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This Week’s Top Stories

>>> There were major executive shake-ups and job layoffs at EMI. >>> The EU announced that it will delay until June it’s decision on Universal’s bid for BMG publishing. >>>. Continue reading

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Signs Point To Death Of DRM

DRM is doomed. Hypebot readers know that all of the signs are there, but TechCrunch did a nice job of putting them all in one neat and tidy list: A. Continue reading

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Microsoft To Meet With Labels On Zune Restrictions

Zune owners can share songs with each other but the music only lasts for three days or three plays and that restriction is present regardless of whether the song is. Continue reading

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Microsoft Turns Back On PlayForSure

According to insiders at the CES convention. PlayForSure, Microsoft’s DRM system which powers Napster, Yahoo!Music and others, is doomed to the dustbin of unsupported technologies.  We’ve been specualtiong that this. Continue reading

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