It was a holiday week in the US, but we kept coverage going all week long. It was a good thing too, because some interesting things happened:
Pandora is forcing $29.95 payments from indie bands. Founder Tim Westergren responded to the controversy and others are sharing their opinions in a poll.
- Pirate Bay was sold to Global Gaming Factory and is launching The Video Bay
- The Michael Jackson Effect: an unprecedented spike in sales, concert promoter AEG discusses the cancellation and a commentary "The Music Industry, Michael Jackson & The Zombieconomy"
- Sony invested in digital distributor IODA
- The Hype Machine blog outed artists for chart manipulation
- Music analytics firm Band Metrics expanded its private beta
- ReverbNation Survey: How is the Economic Downturn Affecting Artists?
- Join Hypebot's online networking party
- Can what's cool and uncool be rated?
- Essay: The Bullet That Works Best Hasn't Changed. It's Just Changed Hands
