Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Daily News: Thursday

  • Verizon are not interested in helping the record industry limit illegal filesharing
  • Social networking site Bebo and independent artist site Music Nation team up for Bebo Nation
  • Hundreds of Independent record stores will join together on April 19th for a joint promotion called Record Store Day
  • RIAA continues to presses for lower royalties
  • The Recording Academy and YouTube create My Grammy Moment
  • Warner Music Group discloses Q1 earnings - WMG stock down 20%
  • Jessica Sibley joins the McGraw Hill publication as SVP and worldwide publisher
  • EMI Music Publishing has hired Brian Monaco as chief operating officer of its Music Resources unit
  • Online video sharing site Reever is almost out of money
  • Universal and Sony BMG back “Total Music” face antitrust investigation
  • Artist manager Jazz Summers fronts music investment vehicle
  • UMG teams up with technology company modu mobile

Posted by Alex William • Filed in Music News