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# NEWS BRIEF:  New Sony CEO, Qtrax Slammed, Reverb Upgrades Promote It, Drip.fm, Eventbrite Int’l,
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/news-brief-7/
- Published: 2012-03-30T06:47:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-03-30T06:47:00.000Z
- Description: Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton will become CEO at Sony Corporation of America overseeing Sony's vast entertainment empire, which includes Sony Pictures, Sony Music, and Sony/ATV Music. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/03/news-brief-7.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

[![FavVHRZ](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20167646e77fd970b-50wi "FavVHRZ")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20167646e77fd970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO **Michael Lynton will become CEO at Sony Corporation of America** overseeing Sony's vast entertainment empire, which includes Sony Pictures, **Sony Music**, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

- US Government **Slams Qtrax** Owners ([Wayne's World](http://www.waynerosso.com/2012/03/29/us-government-slams-qtrax-owners/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **ReverbNation** has upgraded its **Promote It Facebook** ad service to allow artists to compare their campaign results to peers in their genre. ([ReverbNation](http://blog.reverbnation.com/2012/03/29/promote-it-now-lets-artists-compare-their-results-to-their-genre-peers/?ref=hypebot.com))

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- **Subscribe** to Your Favorite **Record Label With Drip.fm** ([Bloomberg](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-27/subscribe-to-your-favorite-record-label-with-drip-fm?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Eventbrite** has added it's first 3 non-English localized versions: for Spain, France, and French
- **Spotify** extends **free unlimited music**. But **why?** ([LA Times](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music%5Fblog/2012/03/spotify-free-extended-music.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Megaupload:** When Stealing Isn’t Stealing ([NY Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/opinion/theft-law-in-the-21st-century.html?%5Fr=1&ref=hypebot.com) Op-Ed)
- The Additional 10.5% **Spotify Royalty You Are Not Getting (**and it’s not really their fault) ([Tunecore](http://blog.tunecore.com/2012/03/the-additional-10-5-spotify-royalty-you-are-not-getting.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- It’s **not about piracy**, it’s about a failure to adapt. ([GigaOm](http://gigaom.com/2012/03/29/its-not-about-piracy-its-about-a-failure-to-adapt/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Will Sound Ever Be More Popular** Than Web Video? ([Mashable](http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/soundcloud-alexander-ljung/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Nashville **Songpluggers Join Forces** for Better Song Placements. ([Cybergrass](http://www.cybergrass.com/node/1079?ref=hypebot.com))