Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday October 11th, 2006

– Large national retailers like WalMart and Target are pressuring movie studios to match the same deals for physical product that they’re giving to iTunes for downloads. Too bad Tower and music retailers didn’t think of that strategy when iTunes bowed song downloads. (MacNews)

– U2 is switching record labels. (Reuters)

– MySpace mobilizes musicians and fans for humaniatiran relief in Darfur. (MySpace)

– Fresh in the heals of it’s YouTube aquisition Google Video makes deals with WMG and Sony BMG for ad supported content. (press releases: WMG, Sony BMG)

– Online help is revolutionizing music instruction. (New York Times)

– Online alt-rocker WOXY is back on the air with help from LaLa.com founder Bill Nuygen. Some  interesting custom streaming and and community building features are planned. (RAIN)

Worthy Click: All Things Web 2.0 has a comprehensive list of Web 2.0 companies including many music related sites and services.  (Hypebot has been thinking about creating a music only 2.0 list and we’re looking for the best way to do it that also allows readers to help us keep it updated. Thoughts? Ideas?)