It's a light news day in the U.S. perhaps thanks to the semi-holiday President's Day, but Hypebot will be watching and publishing developing stories throughout the day. This week's music industry action shifts to Barcelona and The Mobile World Conference. I expect the announcements to be a bit less dramatic then in recent years as mobile operators retreat to more realistic expectations of music as part of their product and revenue mix.
The day the music blogs died: behind Google's musicblogocide. (ars)
- Viacom CEO: We Need To Pay Less For Music In Videogames. (Billboard)
- Dr. Dre has filed a lawsuit against Death Row Records, the legendary label he co-founded with Suge Knight, over unpaid royalties for his 1992 album, The Chronic. (FMQB)
- Two Dozen Carriers Worldwide Unite Against Apple’s App Store (paidContent) Pay attention to this. Soon just building an app for the iPhone may not be enough…
- Entertainment Industry Get Their Own 'Piracy Police' In The Justice Department. (TechDirt)
- MySpace Stream Architect Monica Keller Jumps To Facebook (TechCrunch)
- REWIND: The Music Industry's Week In Review
