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# MySpace CEO VanNatta At MIDEM
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/myspace-ceo-vannatta-at-midem/
- Published: 2010-01-23T11:16:33.000Z
- Updated: 2010-01-23T11:16:33.000Z
- Description: Follow all the action #MIDEM. This afternoon's MidemNet conversation is with MySpace CEO Owen VanNatta. The highlights: MySpace is following the lead of Sonicbids and ReverbNation and linking with SoundExcange.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/01/myspace-ceo-vannatta-at-midem.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Social Media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

Follow all the action #MIDEM.

This afternoon's MidemNet conversation is with MySpace CEO Owen VanNatta. The highlights:

- [![image from www.iochatto.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201287704d342970c-200wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201287704d342970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com)MySpace is following the lead of Sonicbids and ReverbNation and **linking with SoundExcange**. They have already identified **25,000 artists that are owed $15 million**
- Site has **180,000 playlists**
- **7% page view growth**
- **92% growth in unique users** year over year
- **30% growth** just this past month
- MySpace Music just **launched in Australia and New Zealand**
- Now the **#1 music site in Australia**
- Recently **launched in UK** and users are responding well
- On the **iLike** purchase: MySpace acquired great talent and the largest music app across other social networks. MySpace want to do more of that.
- On **imeem**, VanNatta saying they picked the pieces after the company shut down primarily to take try to migrate their users.