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# More Music Biz News: Vevo Appp Hits 1M, Kanye Kills Music Mags, H.264 Stays Free, Disopra, F*ck You & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/more-music-biz-news-vevo-appp-hits-1m-kanye-kills-music-mags-h264-stays-free-disopra-fck-you-more/
- Published: 2010-08-27T00:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-08-27T00:12:00.000Z
- Description: Since it’s debut last week, the VEVO mobile iPhone and iPod Touch app has delivered over 1 million downloads and is ranked the #1 Free App and #1 Music App. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/08/more-music-biz-news-vevo-appp-hits-1m-kanye-kills-music-mags-h264-stays-free-disopra-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

- [![image from paidcontent.org](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133f35cb642970b-150wi "image from paidcontent.org")](http://paidcontent.org/images/editorial/f%5Fsmall/vevo-logo-s.jpg?ref=hypebot.com) Since it’s debut last week, the **VEVO** mobile **iPhone and iPod Touch app** has delivered over 1 million downloads and is ranked the *#1 Free App* and **#1 Music App** in the iTunes store.
- How **Kanye West's Twitter** (and a Slate "interview") **Killed Music Magazines.** ([Village Voice](http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/08/how%5Fkanye%5Fwests.php?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Free All Video:** The group that licenses patents for the **widely used H.264 video encoding and streaming technology has committed to charge no royalties** ever for use by Web sites that use it for freely available video.([DeepTech](http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685%5F3-20014864-264.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Open souce Facebook competitor Diaspora will launch September 15th.** ([Diaspora](http://www.joindiaspora.com/2010/08/26/overdue-update.html?ref=hypebot.com)) *I'm thinking that we all need to sign up just be supportive. What do you think?*
- **Cee-Lo’s “F\*ck You”** (now over 3 million YouTube plays) **Ain’t Got Nothing On Gaga’s “Telephone”** ([TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/26/lady-gaga-ceel/?ref=hypebot.com))

**More Music Industry News & Commentary:** 

- **Clear Channel Radio's digital head Evan Harrison will be leaving** the company at the end of 2010 after a successful six year run moving the broadcast giant into the digital age.([Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3i7666b0f985795021b9d260ec4eef7d38?ref=hypebot.com))
- Music tech guru says **Web is not the enemy**. ([cnet](http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001%5F3-20014752-261.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Dear, John Mellencamp**: Here's 5 inventions more dangerous than the Internet. ([Westword](http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2010/08/five%5Finventions%5Fmore%5Fdangerous.php?page=1&ref=hypebot.com))
- **The Music Industry's New Model**: Where Is It? ([HuffPost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-pollack/the-music-industrys-new-m%5Fb%5F694439.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- Joel Tenenbaum To **Appeal 90%** Reduced File-Sharing Penalty. ([TorrentFreak](http://torrentfreak.com/joel-tenenbaum-to-appeal-90-reduced-file-sharing-penalty-100826/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Virgin Mobile launches '**unlimited**' data plan (with some limits?) ([WP](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/08/virgin%5Fmobile%5Flaunches%5Funlimit.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Mike Masnick** riffs on **Brian Hazard's** [MTT Post](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-individual-edition-cd.html?ref=hypebot.com). Another Reason To Buy: A Unique CD For Fans That No One Else Will Get. ([TechDirt](http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100817/01335110647.shtml?ref=hypebot.com))
- **MediaNet,** a white labe; provider of music and other digital entertainment, has added a full-featured music recommendation engine for its affiliates via an open API. ([press release](http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4431924.htm?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Help Wanted:** [**Atlantic Records is hirin**g](http://musicindustryreport.org/?p=25152&ref=hypebot.com) a web developer.