NEWS BRIEF: Midem, Spotify Funding, Amazon Grows Music, Facebook IPO, Topspin, Viddy & More

The announcements and soundbites are flowing from Cannes as Midem takes center stage thorugh Tuesday.  Spend a few minutes with our posts (many courtesy of content partner Music Ally) to get the flavor: music streaming and marketing/branding are the dominate topics. We're live streaming today's Midem Visionary Monday here.

• More Money For Spotify? "My sources say Spotify is seeking more capital," MP3.com founder Michael Robertson told members of the invite-only PHO list.  "This is after raising several hundred million."
• Amazon Looking to “Rapidly Grow” Digital Music Team (Xconomy)
• Facebook is likely to go public later this week with a $10 billion IPO and total value of $100 billion, according to multiple media outlets.

 MORE:

• Topspin launches “Sharealytics”: Measuring Social in $$ (and fans).
• Popular iOS video app Viddy has partnered with T-PAIN to release Version 1.5.0 with new features including T-PAIN custom video FX.
• Google and Bing Searches Help Us Pirate Music? (Mashable)
• The Times And Spotify: Why Pay When Everything’s Free? (paidContent)