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# Wednesday’s Music Briefing: ILike, EMI, Songbird, Yahoo! & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/wednesdays-musi/
- Published: 2008-12-03T00:56:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-12-03T00:56:00.000Z
- Description: HYPEBOT FEATURES: BREAKING NEWS:UK Indie Giant Pinnacle In Bankruptcy Amazon UK MP3 Launches: A First Look 7 Digital CEO Responds to Amazon MP3 UK Launch iTunes Top Selling Albums &. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/12/wednesdays-musi.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

**HYPEBOT FEATURES:**

[![Amazon_uk_2](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/12/03/amazon_uk_2.jpg "Amazon_uk_2")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/12/03/amazon%5Fuk%5F2.jpg)

- **BREAKING NEWS:[UK Indie Giant Pinnacle In Bankruptcy](https://www.hypebot.com/uk-indie-giant/)**
- **[Amazon UK MP3 Launches: A First Look](https://www.hypebot.com/amazon-uk-mp3-l/)**
- **[7 Digital CEO Responds to Amazon MP3 UK Launch](https://www.hypebot.com/7-digital-ceo-r/)**
- **[iTunes Top Selling Albums & Songs Of 2008](https://www.hypebot.com/itunes-top-sell/)**
- **[Jay-Z, Kayne West & A Striking Source Code Video](https://www.hypebot.com/jay-z-kayne-wes/)**
- **[A Look Back At Hypebot’s Predictions For 2008](https://www.hypebot.com/a-look-back-at/)**
- **[Bonnaroo Announces 2009 Dates With A Chuckle](https://www.hypebot.com/bonnaroo-announ/)**

**MORE NEWS:**

[![Ilike](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/12/03/ilike.jpg "Ilike")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/12/03/ilike.jpg)

- **Travis Storch**, Dir., Artist-Relations & Entertainment Sales i**s leaving iLike.** The company says it a restructuring and that no further positions should be eliminated.
- Some of the **execs responsible for the purchase** and restructuring of **EMI by Terra Firma have been let go.** ([FT](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a51e6f8-c0dd-11dd-b0a8-000077b07658.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **[Open Source iTunes Competitor Songbird Officially Released](http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/ListeningPost/%7E3/472919647/songbird-the-op.html?ref=hypebot.com)** (Listening Post)
- **[Police smash big Australian piracy ring](http://www.mipi.com.au/documents/NSWPolicesmashAustraliaslargestcommercialpiracymanufacturingring-3December2008homepage.pdf?ref=hypebot.com)** (IFPI)
- Is a hit a hit? **[The long tail may be vanishing on the social networks](http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081202-the-long-tail-may-be-vanishing-on-the-social-networks.html?ref=hypebot.com)** (via ars technica)[![Yahoo](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/12/03/yahoo.jpg "Yahoo")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/12/03/yahoo.jpg)
- In a sign of tough times, **Yahoo! ties its Launchcast online radio service with CBS**. ([paidConten](http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-yahoo-ties-up-with-cbs-to-save-streaming-radio-service/?ref=hypebot.com)t)
- The centerpieces of the **new [My Chemical Romance](http://mychemicalromance.com/?ref=hypebot.com) web site** created in-house at Warner Brothers Records are **individual Twitter feeds** from each of the band members that they update from the road. ([BlackRimGlasses](http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/11/26/my-chemical-romance-likes-talking-to-fans/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **[![Youtube](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/12/03/youtube.gif "Youtube")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/12/03/youtube.gif)**  
**Classical D.I.Y. Alert:** YouTube is offering musicians the opportunity to **join a symphony orchestra via video for the world’s first collaborative online orchestra**. This is a chance to perform alongside conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and others. All entries will be combined into the first-collaborative virtual performance and fans can select their favorites to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall in April ’09\. ([more](http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/calling-all-musicians-join-youtubes.html?ref=hypebot.com))