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# New MusIc Industry Briefing For Monday July 10, 2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/news_1/
- Published: 2006-07-10T04:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-07-10T04:00:00.000Z
- Description: – More details are emerging re:Microsoft’s iPod killer with wireless and a better video screen cornerstones of the device. (NewsFactor) – National Air Guitar tour grows in popularity. Signs with. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/07/news_1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

– More details are emerging re:**Microsoft’s iPod killer** with wireless and a better video screen cornerstones of the device. ([NewsFactor](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060706/tc%5Fnf/44314?ref=hypebot.com))

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

– National **Air Guitar tour** grows in popularity. Signs with William Morris. ([Billboard](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060708/music%5Fnm/guitar%5Fdc%5F2?ref=hypebot.com))

– **Orchestras are turning it alt-rock acts** to broaden their audience. ([LA City Beat](http://lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=3987&IssueNum=161&ref=hypebot.com))

– **Musical instrument sales were up 6.9%** last year to $7.8 billion incluind **3.3 million guitars.** "What we’re witnessing is a shift from passive listening to active playing." – ([Wired](http://www.wired.com/news/politics/intellectualproperty/0,71325-0.html?tw=wn%5Findex%5F7&ref=hypebot.com))

– Some **commentary** from the UK’s Telegraph on **the latest WMG bid to buy EMI** and the ongoing dance between the two companies:

[![Wmg_19](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/wmg_19.jpg "Wmg_19")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/wmg%5F19.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

"Warner’s bid does not just put a price on EMI; it also puts a price on its own business. Using the same approach as above, Warner’s offer for EMI is worth about $32.50 a share to the US company’s investors. It is even higher if

[![Emi_24](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/emi_24.jpg "Emi_24")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/emi%5F24.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

Warner believes it can do better than £1.5bn in cost savings. Beat that, Warner is effectively saying, and maybe we can talk." [(more)](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/07/09/ccbreak09.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2006/07/09/ixcoms.html&ref=hypebot.com)