New Music Industry Briefing For Friday June 2, 2006

– Don Ienner and Michele Anthony resigned yesterday from the Sony Music Label Group, effective immediately. Rob Stringer brother of Sony chief Sir Howard Stringer, has been named President of the Sony Music Label Group effective September 1. (Hypebot)

– Europe’s independent record label associatom Imapla has registered its opposition to a combined Warner Music and EMI Group before a deal has even been struck saying any merger would impose new hurdles for indie artists. (Reuters)

– Music recognition and identification start-up MusicIP has secured $2 million in a venture financing round. (Digital Music News)

– Judas Priest front-man Rob Halford has purchased his solo Halford catalog from Sanctuary Records U.K. They will be the first music releases through his new corporate imprint, Metal God Entertainment(MGE).

– The DCIA , the leading P2P industry organization, is holding the first P2P Media Summit June 22-23 in McLean, Virginia.