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# More Music Industry News: Payola, HMV, Ultimate Chart Imposter, The Other Live Music Biz & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/more-music-industry-news-10/
- Published: 2010-07-28T00:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-28T00:05:00.000Z
- Description: App Turns Google Into Music Locker Before Google Has The Chance. (Epicenter) Univision has agreed to pay $1 million in a settlement with the FCC over payola allegations. The case. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/07/more-music-industry-news-10.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

- App **Turns Google Into Music Locker** Before Google Has The Chance. ([Epicenter](http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/app-turns-google-into-music-locker-before-google-has-the-chance/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **[![image from www.ninthlink.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2013485c6670f970c-150wi)](http://www.ninthlink.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/payola.jpg?ref=hypebot.com) Univision** has agreed to pay **$1 million in a settlement with the FCC over payola** allegations. The case involves "an isolated group of employees" at Univision Music Group between 2002 and 2006\. Univision Music is now part of Universal. ([FMQB](http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1891860&spid=1314&ref=hypebot.com))
- **Facebook to Advertisers:** Get More Social ([AdWeek](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3i0cbf0f1b5c08147aeb909c4a02a96a8a?ref=hypebot.com))
- **HMV's new hmvdigital service invigorates music downloads market. –** The 'top 40 singles @ 40p' offer marks HMV out as a major MP3 provider. But once the offer ends where are the cheapest deals? Nabeelah Jaffer tracks them down. ([Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/27/hmvdigital-music-downloads-market?ref=hypebot.com))
- [![image from musically.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133f2a20fcc970b-150wi)](http://musically.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bigchampagne-300x233.jpg?ref=hypebot.com) Eric **@BigChampagne** tweeted that those of us following **@ultimatechart** on Twitter – the name of his wonderful new comprehensive [online music chart](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot-exclusive-bigchampagne-launches-ultimate-chart-measures-indie-diy-artists-too/) – are **following an imposte**r that "stole our logo, trolling for followers…we're working with twitter to shut it down."
- Record companies are trying to **save the music CD**. ([Philly.com](http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100728%5FJonathan%5FTakiff%5F%5FRecord%5Fcompanies%5Fare%5Ftrying%5Fto%5Fsave%5Fthe%5Fmusic%5FCD.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- Reminder: **Big Concerts Are Not All Of The Live Music Business**. ([Techdirt](http://techdirt.com/articles/20100727/01401510369.shtml?ref=hypebot.com))
- Help us **spread the word about the [Hypebot Hit Song Contest](https://www.hypebot.com/the-hypebot-hit-song-contest-enter-now/).** We're giving away $5000+ in prizes and having some fun along the way. ([more](https://www.hypebot.com/the-hypebot-hit-song-contest-enter-now/))