Subscription download service eMusic added its first major label Sony and raised prices. Reaction was fast and negative.
- Sony joined Universal's VEVO online video service.
More trouble at EMI as the two top executives squabble.
- Joss Stone's ode To EMI: Set me free!
- Album sales fall off accelerated to 18% In May
- Live Nation dropped ticket charges for "No Service Fee Wednesday's". Expect more next week.
- Music & The Creative Class: Part 1 & Part 2.
- Atlantic announces new Elektra Records will be Fueled By Ramen.
- Longer, higher quality music samples lead to more sales, study finds.
- Essay: What will a record label look like in 5 years?
Indie maven and Hypebot columnist Virgil Dickerson is headed to NARM and will be writing about it for Hypebot. Before getting on the plane, Virgil found some inspiration in a beer video.
- More dead music mags: Radio & Records and Performing Songwriter stop publishing.
- How The Orchard staff start their day.
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
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