REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review

Several sources have Spotify launching in the U.S. as early as next week with an aggressive goal of 50 million subscribers in its first year. A top Swedish music exec shared what the U.S. should expect from Spotify's launch.

• After Facebook's announcement of Skype video and group chat, a curious programmer found a secret Facebook music service called Vibe.
• After a 7 Yr decline U.S.music sales were up in the 1st half of 2011.
• Red hot Turntable.fm is raising money from VCs.

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