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# Music Industry Miscellany & The Week In Review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebots_new_mu_4/
- Published: 2007-02-09T09:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2007-02-09T09:09:00.000Z
- Description: >>> The offcial SXSW showcase lineup has been announced…finally. >>> Entertainment industry trade publication Variety opened free access to its web site and launches a digital edition. >>> Starbucks is. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/02/hypebots_new_mu_4.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

\>>> The offcial **SXSW showcase lineup** has been [announced](http://2007.sxsw.com/music/festival/?ref=hypebot.com)…finally.

\>>> Entertainment industry trade publication **Variety [opened](http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi%5FmenuItemID=989a6827590d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi%5FmenuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi%5FbaseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news%5Fview&newsLang=en&div=-1054896837&newsId=20070207005924&ref=hypebot.com) free access to its [web site](http://www.variety.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** and launches a digital edition.

\>>> **Starbucks** is [releasing a CD](http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi%5FmenuItemID=989a6827590d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi%5FmenuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi%5FbaseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news%5Fview&newsLang=en&div=-1054896837&newsId=20070208005153&ref=hypebot.com) of music created by its staff.

**The Week In Review:**

- **EMI** is floating a [proposal](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/emi%5Fin%5Ftals%5Fto%5F.html?ref=hypebot.com) that would have it selling **downloads of it’s catalog as DRM free** mp3’s.
- **Rick Rubin [to co-chair](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/rick%5Frubin%5Fin%5Ft.html?ref=hypebot.com) Columbia Records.**
- **Indie music is being [re-centralized](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/the%5Frecentraliz.html?ref=hypebot.com)** as labels band together in associations and fans flock to MySpace and other aggregators.
- Quarterly earnings reports show distributor **Navarre’s sales [dropping](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/distributor%5Fnav.html?ref=hypebot.com) 2.3%**, **Warner Music Group [profits dropping](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/wmg%5Freports%5Fear.html?ref=hypebot.com) 70%** causing a drop in stock prices and **Napster’s revenues rose but [profits](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/napster%5Frevenue%5F1.html?ref=hypebot.com) were cut by half.**
- News, new strategies, and trends in touring were all part **The Concert Industry Consortium in LA this week ([news round-up](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/news%5Ffrom%5Fthe%5Fc.html?ref=hypebot.com))**. Ozzie used the occasion to [announce](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/ozzfest%5Ffree%5Fto.html?ref=hypebot.com) that t**ickets to this year’s Ozzfest would be free.**
- Check out our **[weekly roundup](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/weekly%5Fhip%5Fhop%5F%5F1.html?ref=hypebot.com) of hip hip news** from [ProHipHop.com](http://www.prohiphop.com/?ref=hypebot.com).