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• Universal is talking to other major labels about starting a music subscription service “Total Control” funded by portable player manufacturers like Zune. If it happens you may pay more for the player and then get most of the music on it free.
• Concert giant Live Nation grabbed Madonna from Warner Brother’s Records for recording, touring and more. Price tag: $130 million.
• Rumors have Facebook launching a download store or ramping up to compete with MySpace’s music content. iLike, AmieSt, Nimbit and others are already using Facebook’s open platform for free music applications that help you add music to your personal Facebook page.
• MySpace and Google are following Facebook’s lead and opening their platforms. Stay tuned and we’ll tell you about new apps as they become available.
• Google may also revolutionize video with an ad program that helps creators monetize output and rewards web sites and blogs for viral promotion. Here’s video of how it works. Can you imagine being able to make a couple of $’s on that video you shot on vacation? It’s coming soon.
• Got a band? Then read Part 9 of Hypebot’s 100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips. The final installment will be published this week.
• Hypebot and parent company Skyline Music are seeking virtual interns.

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