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# NEWS BRIEF: Google $4 Sale, TuneCore Publishing, Grammy Protests, McCartney Streaming & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/news-brief-6/
- Published: 2012-02-09T07:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-02-09T07:54:00.000Z
- Description: (UPDATED) Google Music has put most Grammy albums for sale at $3.99 and tracks for $.59. Most are a lost leaders for Google designed to drive traffic to their fledgling. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/02/news-brief-6.html]
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(UPDATED) **Google Music** has put most Grammy **albums [for sale](https://market.android.com/details?id=music%5Fseries%5Foverview%5Ftheme%5F2011%5F11%5F20&ref=hypebot.com) at $3.99** and tracks for $.59\. Most are a lost leaders for Google designed to drive traffic to their fledgling service, but are priced a**bove the [$3.49 that Billboard now requires](https://www.hypebot.com/billboard-magazine-declares-that-discounted-music-doesnt-count/)** for chart eligibility.

- **TuneCore**'s new publishing venture **[has signed](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/business-matters-vevo-should-pay-up-say-1006122552.story?ref=hypebot.com) 1,400 songwriters** and over 30,000 compositions in the past 10 weeks.
- The **protests against The Grammys'** cutting categories continues with a concert and more. ([GrammyWatch](http://www.grammywatch.org/?ref=hypebot.com))

**MORE:**

- **Paul McCartney:** 'You can keep **free streaming for the birds** and bees, now give me money' ([Engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/paul-mccartney-pulls-streamed-music/?ref=hypebot.com)) Of course,   **iTunes got a free streaming concert** from the ex-Beatle…
- **Kristen Bender** has joined **Sonos** as Senior Manager, Music Product Management. Prior to joining the company, Bender was Sr. Director of Product Development for UMGD.
- EU ticketing marketplace **Seatwave has launched an API program**, already integrated are [The Echo Nest](http://the.echonest.com/?ref=hypebot.com)’s Rosetta Stone platform. The partnership will be kicked off this weekend at [Music Hack Day San Francisco](http://sf.musichackday.org/2012/?ref=hypebot.com), organized by **The Echo Nest, Rdio and tokbox.**
- **Viddy has raised $6 million** to be the Instagram of videos.