Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday December 8th, 2006

> Apparently former Columbia Records President Will Botwin will join
Coran Capshaw’s Red Light empire, overseeing
both the ATO label and management companies based in the N.Y.C.  Reach him
@ will.botwin@redlightmanagement.com.

> A full list of yesterday’s Grammy nominees. (NARAS) Congratulations to our friends soul legend Solomon Burke for is nomination for best country duet with Dolly Parton and bassist Victor Wooten for two nominations for his work with Bela Flek and the Flektones.

> A very critical look at the iPod phone’s chances of success. (cNet)

> BitTorrent Inc. has bought popular file sharing application UTorrent boosting it’s marketshare.  (BetaNews)

> Children’s music is channeling the punk rock spirit. (story and audio @ NPR)

> SNOCAP has appointed Bruce Taylor to the
      position of vice president of marketing and promoted Karin Visnick to
      vice president, product management. (press release)