Music industry news from Hypebot:

Singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb on free music, 360 deals, AmieSt, her new album and more.

Are high fuel prices affecting touring acts? Michelle Shocked speaks out.

Qbox indexes music on the social web.

FanDoodle pays fans to sell indie music.

ArtistData free service eases web update time crunch.

Flat fee digital distributor Tunecore cut some fees.

Last.fm spreads to other major sites.

ConcertAttack is a live music social network.

Asia will be 40% of world music market by 2011.

Wal-Mart supplier Handleman is exiting the music business.

Chinese and international music companies urge an ad boycott of Baidu.

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