Our Digital Music

• Apple is negotiating with the recors labels to give purchasers of a premium iPod unlimited access to iTunes.  Pretty cool stuff but a Hypebot commentary calling the idea bad for the music industry drew lots of discussion.
• Warner Music Group renewed the multi-million $ contracts of record executives Edgar Bronfman and Lyor Cohen thru 2013. Hypebot issued a challenge for major label execs to follow Steve Jobs’ example and work for $1 a year plus bonuses based on performance.
• MTV’s Rock Band video game has sold more than 6 million songs. Have you checked out their new music store within the game?
• The Bodeans have gone D.I.Y. with strong initial results.
• Songkick debuted a live music recommendation destination and a new service that measures band buzz on the net.
• WATCH OUT: A P2P crackdown via ISP is spreading globally.
• moe. manager John Topper is proposing a 50 cent ticket fee to help bands pay for higher gas prices.  Aren’t ticket prices high enough already?

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