Music industry news from Hypebot:
EMI may be on the brink of a financial meltdown along with the Citibank which holds most of its loans. But a major bond issue is under consideration to save it. CEO Leoni-Sceti admits “We’ve clearly lost touch“.
Perez Hilton prances into Warners with his own label as predicted. A poll gives Rerez little chance of success. Cast your vote here.
Wired’s Chris Anderson says “labels are the least important part” of the music industry.
TechCrunch dominates the new Hype Machine chart with a single tweet.
Facebook hits 250 million users.
Rhino’s Digital 45: A format worth copying.
Pandora gets snother $35 Million in funding.
Major web site and service improvements for band marketer Topspin Media and d.i.y. muslc sales site CD Baby.
A new survey shoes that UK fans still prefer CD to digital and another says the streaming music is cutting piracy.
9 ways to get involved in conversations shaping the new music industry.
Martin Atkins video: “Pour Gasoline On Your Passion“
Mobile fan remix aite Romplr makes music interactive.
Indaba enables online collaboration from recording to remix.
Derek Sivers on “Barking“.
Hypebot will be at the New Music Seminar in NYC this Tuesday. Will you?
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