Wednesday’s Music Briefing: Qtrax, Mobile Social, Dell & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
EMI Launching Its Own Download Site- YouTube Adds Amazon & iTunes Download Sales
- UMG Teams With Teen Destination Kiwibox
- LP33.tv Launches Indie Music Video Destination
- Help Rewrite Hypebot’s Most Popular Post
- Spotify Launches In EU With Majors, Merlin & More
- Nimbit Adds Integrated Downloads Cards
MORE NEWS:
- Weird Al Yankovich to use iTunes to release more timely parodies including the current #1 song. (press release)
- Former RIAA CEO Jay Berman joins as supported music service QTrax‘s advisory board as co-chairman. (press release)
- A new report says MySpace and Facebook are holding mobile social networking back. (ars)
Dell is release Remote Access to enable people to easily access music and other content across various computers. (press release) The $9.95 a month service also makes it easier to share files with friends and others. No need to call the RIAA, however, because the price will make it D.O.A. anyway.- Former American Idol star Taylor Hicks will self-release his new CD with help from artist services firm Artist To Market. (Billboard)
- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak interview: iconic co-founder on the iPod, iPhone, and future for Apple: Is the iPod over? (Telegraph)
- Online retailer Insound is offering a nifty free indie music compilation. (Listening Post)