Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: WMG Falters, Zunes Shortage, Latin Digital, Worst Covers Of ’07 & More
UPDATED: > Warner Music Group stock is down another 2+% in morning trading. Is a $5 price for the major label group around the corner? Get the latest WMG stock. Continue reading
Vote In Hypebot’s Music Blog Awards
JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT. VOTING ENDS DECEMBER 19TH! The nominations are over and the voting has begun in Hypebot’s First Annual Music Blog Awards. The categories are: Best Music. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review: Layoffs Continue, EU Eyes Sony BMG & Much More
> Music industry layoffs continued this week at Columbia and RealNetworks. Here is a roundup of other recent job cuts. > The European Union could still deny the merger of. Continue reading
EU Could Still Split Sony BMG
An adviser to the EU’s highest court – who in the past has held great influence – has validated an early court decision to deny the Sony BMG merger. This. Continue reading
Songza Creates Viral Net Jukebox
Songza.com is a music search engine that acts as a free internet jukebox. It locates songs posted on the net and lets you listen to them in their entirety and. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: Geffen Cuts, Rock Hall Inducts, Google Snubbed & More
> Geffen and Interscope cut 15 -20 jobs yesterday spread throughout the labels. Among those confirmed layed off at Geffen were veteran publicists Jim Merlis and Jycorri Robinson. Sources imply. Continue reading
Weekly Hip News From ProHipHop
> Jay-Z has booked a concert in Vegas and plans to build something in Manhattan, create a business with Steve Stoute and continue negotiating with Def Jam. > The Source. Continue reading
Recent Top Music 2.0 Stories
Layoffs at RealNetworks, SonyBMG/Columbia and Universal’s Island Def Jam. iTunes Top Albums and Songs of 2007. 4QFor (4 Questions For) New Music Strategies Andrew Dubber. Vote for your favorite blogs. Continue reading
Nokia On The Future Of Music
Some of or readers called the previous Nokia video in this series a bit self-serving. They may be, but that does not make them less interesting or less true. Watch. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: XM on iTunes, Iron Maiden 360, Zeppelin Video & More
> XM is making select programming available free via iTunes and the net. >>> Iron Maiden has cut a new 360 deal with EMI. The band has been associated with. Continue reading
