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# New Music Industry Briefing For Monday July 24, 2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/new_music_indus_7/
- Published: 2006-07-24T04:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-07-24T04:10:00.000Z
- Description: – European and US regulators and weak markets have not been nice to record industry stocks in recent weeks: Warner Music closed the week at $25.46 off a 52 week. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/07/new_music_indus_7.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

– European and US regulators and weak markets have not been nice to **record industry stocks** in recent weeks:

- Warner Music closed the week at $25.46 off a 52 week high of $32
- EMI closed at 260 pounds off a 52 week high around 320 on the London Exchange
- Sony ended the week at $41.00 after a 52 week high of $52.29
- The more diverse Vivendi Universal close at $32.88 off from a 52 week high of $37.20

– **Analysts react** to the announcement that Microsoft will challenge Apples iPod/iTunes under the

[![Zune_logo](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/zune_logo.jpg "Zune_logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/zune%5Flogo.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

****Zune moniker. "This is the only run at Apple that has a chance." ([AFP](http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060722/bs%5Fafp/afplifestyleusitmusiccompanymicrosoftapple?ref=hypebot.com)) (original [Zune announcement](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2006/07/microsoft%5Fconfi%5F1.html?ref=hypebot.com))**

[![Madonna](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/madonna.jpg "Madonna")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/madonna.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– A look at why **Madonna gets no love from radio**. ([Kings Of A&R](http://www.kingsofar.com/2006/07/22/no-radio-for-madonna/?ref=hypebot.com))

– How the unofficial **mix tape** market helps **drive hip hop sales** and marketing. ([NY Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/arts/music/20sann.html?%5Fr=1&oref=slogin&ref=hypebot.com))

– Music blog **Stereogum gets hacked**…sort of… ([Stereogum](http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002925.html?ref=hypebot.com))