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# Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Monday August 21st, 2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebots_new_mu_12-5/
- Published: 2006-08-21T04:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-08-21T04:10:00.000Z
- Description: -The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher takes a careful look at Chris Anderson’s popular new book "The Long Tale" and reminds us that 80% of retail sales come from the Top. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/08/hypebots_new_mu_12-5.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Long_tail_cover_3](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/long_tail_cover_3.jpg "Long_tail_cover_3")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/long%5Ftail%5Fcover%5F3.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

\-The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher takes a careful look at Chris Anderson’s popular new book **"The Long Tale"** and reminds us that **80% of retail sales come from the Top 1000** titles. ([Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/18/AR2006081800201.html?nav=rss%5Ftechnology&ref=hypebot.com))

[![Xm_sirius_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/xm_sirius_2.jpg "Xm_sirius_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/xm%5Fsirius%5F2.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– A look at the subtle **differences between XM and Sirius**. ([Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/11/AR2006081100085.html?ref=hypebot.com))

– Hearings that could dramatically alter the way labels and publishers **share online music revenue** begin next month in **Canada** ([Billboard](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060820/wr%5Fnm/canada%5Fdc?ref=hypebot.com))

– The number of **artists who don’t have their music online** is shrinking. but some major holdouts still worry that the new format is **too singles oriented** for them. ([AP](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060819/ap%5Fen%5Fce/itunes%5Fholdouts?ref=hypebot.com)) *(Hypebot: They’re right, but so what?)*

[![Zune_logo_9](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/zune_logo_9.jpg "Zune_logo_9")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/zune%5Flogo%5F9.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– Microsoft’s new **ZUNE** player is coming **pre-loaded with content**. Not just the audio content that we reported earlier but also **video from EMI** and others. ([Reuters](http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-08-17T232051Z%5F01%5FN17434992%5FRTRUKOC%5F0%5FUS-MEDIA-EMI-MICROSOFT.xml&archived=False&ref=hypebot.com), [Zune Insider](http://www.zuneinsider.com/?ref=hypebot.com))

– LA Times’ classical music critic looks at how digital **downloads are changing how we all consume music** now and in the future. ([LA Times](http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-ca-downloads20aug20,0,5596933.story?coll=cl-music&ref=hypebot.com))