New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday May 25, 2006

– As portable player use grows, Starbucks is downsizing it’s commitment to CD burning stations in it’s stores. (Statesman)

– Silicon Valley company M2Z has asked the FCC to allow it to use a band of radio spectrum for a free high-speed wireless Internet network that would cover most of the country and be supported by advertising.  If successful it would make net broadcasts available virtually anywhere providing real competition to sattelite and broadacast radio. (Billboard Radio Monitor)

– Despite being dissed by country radio for dissing President Bush, The Dixie Chicks are on track to top 400,000 in first week sales of their new CD. (Hits)

R.I.P. – Ian Copeland, new wave music business pioneer.