Hypebot: Comes With Music, Sound Exchange, David Pakman, Kid Rock & More Music Industry News
Music industry news from Hypebot:
Nokia officially launched its Comes With Music service with all four major labels and some indies. A few, like 7Digital's Ben Drury called the service "fatally flawed".
The US Congress passed a bill empowering Sound Exchange to negotiate digital performance royalties which paves the way for a settlement with net broadcasters.
After a week of public bickering including a threatened shutdown of iTunes, the Copyright Royalty Board left mechanical rates largely unchanged.
CEO David Pakman is leaving eMusic. Is the indie subscription service in a slump?
More indie record labels spoke out against MySpace Music, but they continue to use the site as a promotional vehicle.
Kid Rock finally went digital via Rhapsody.
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