Music industry news from Hypebot:

Music industry layoffs continued this week at Columbia and RealNetworks.  Here is a roundup of other recent job cuts.

The European Union could still deny the merger of Sony BMG.

A Nokia sponsored study looks at the future of entertainment and music.

New site Songza.com turns any computer into a free net based jukebox.

A list of recent Gold and Platinum album certifications.

Hypebot grabbed another exclusive 4QFor (4 Questions For) interview, this time with New Music Strategy’s Andrew Dubber.

Voting ends Wednesday for Hypebot’s Music Blog Awards.  Vote for your favorite blog today.

See ProHipHop’s Hypebot Industry News category for past roundups.