- Limewire settled with the RIAA and labels for $105M, but it appears artists won't see a dime.
- WMG Sale Update – A shareholder filed a lawsuit to block the sale to Access Industries. At the same time Access is looking to add EMI to it's portfolio.
- Major Label Losses: Universal Muisc's revenue fell 5%, sales were down 2.7% and losses widened at WMG.
- As MySpace pageviews dropped another 50% within the last two months, founder and former CEO Chris DeWolfe pondered making a comeback.
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- The Cloud Music Debate: Bruce Houghton, Clyde Smith and David Greenberg all weigh in.
- Musician Matthew Ebel on The Manifesto Of A Voice.
- Ty White on Recorded Music As A Commodity & The Power Of Artistic Vision
- Music Marketing With QR Codes: How to get started and 10 creative ways musicians can use them.
- Patronism: Reinventing Musical Patronage.
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