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# REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-the-music-industrys-week-in-review-1-11/
- Published: 2010-04-24T05:51:07.000Z
- Updated: 2010-04-24T05:51:07.000Z
- Description: Paul McCartney rejected EMI and took his catalog indie. Facebook partnered with Pandora for social music. Facebook is now 41% of all social net traffic. iLike founders have left MySpace. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/04/rewind-the-music-industrys-week-in-review-1-11.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

- **[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201348019ca74970c-250wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201348019ca74970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) Paul [McCartney rejected EMI](https://www.hypebot.com/payl-mccartney-rejects-emi-takes-catalog-to-indie/)** and took his catalog indie.
- **Facebook [partnered with Pandora](https://www.hypebot.com/facebook-partners-with-pandora-for-social-music/)** for social music. **[Facebook is now 41%](https://www.hypebot.com/facebook-soars-to-41-of-all-social-traffic/) of all social net traffi**c.
- **iLike founders have [left MySpace](https://www.hypebot.com/ilike-founders-leave-myspace-executive-team/)** executive team.
- **Atlantic Records** has asked **fans to help [fund new Natty release](https://www.hypebot.com/major-label-atlantic-asks-fan-to-help-fund-new-natty-release-via-pledge-music/)** via Pledge Music.
- **EMI may need to [lay off many more staffers](https://www.hypebot.com/emi-may-need-a-lot-more-more-s-to-keep-going/)** to keep going. U.S. could be [hardest hit](https://www.hypebot.com/emi-update-many-more-jobs-on-the-line/).
- **[VH1 adds 44 shows](https://www.hypebot.com/vh1-adds-44-shows-but-wheres-the-music/)**, but where's the music?
- The 'Broken' System: **[Deconstructing Consumption](https://www.hypebot.com/the-broken-system-deconstructing-consumption/) – a Kyle Bylin essay**.
- **[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133ece9f2e4970b-250wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133ece9f2e4970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com) Last.fm to add [indie "Play Direct"](https://www.hypebot.com/lastfm-to-add-play-direct-indie-artist-program/) feature**, but participating artists won't be getting paid.
- Non-profit **[CASH Music launches](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/04/cash-music-releases-two-free-viral-tools-.html) two more free viral promo tools**.
- **[Beyond Oblivion joins MySpace](https://www.hypebot.com/beyond-oblivion-joins-myspace-in-news-corps-digital-music-portfolio/)** in News Corps' music portfolio.
- Nimbit expands **direct to fan toolkit with** [**NimbitPr**o](https://www.hypebot.com/nimbit-expands-direct-to-fan-toolkit-with-nimbitpro/).
- Do **[four chords](https://www.hypebot.com/do-four-chords-make-up-every-hit-song/)** really make up every hit song?
- **[TuneUp adds](https://www.hypebot.com/tuneup-adds-windows-media-player-support-social-features/) Windows Media Player** support & social features.
- **[Skybox offers fans](https://www.hypebot.com/skybox-offers-their-fans-an-alternative-to-filesharing/)** an alternative to **filesharing.**
- **Webby Awards** name [music film and video](https://www.hypebot.com/webby-awards-announce-music-nominees/) nominees.