Friday’s Music Briefing: Yahoo!, iTunes Genius, Balckberry & Much More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• All Eyes Are On MySpace Monday. But Will We Like What We See?
• Hypebot’s Bruce Houghton Joins MidemNet Board
• Live Nation Ticketing Expands With SMG
• The Fall Of Communization And The Rise Of The Music Fan
• Amazon Offers Indies Free Download Distribution

> Yahoo! is opening its music site to content from across the web include Amazon and iTunes. (Reuters)

> New iTunes Genius not so smart some of the time (ars) Eliot @ Listening Posts prefers the new Zune recommendation engine.

> Blackberry has made deals to include mobile content from MySpace, Ticketmaster, Microsoft Live Search and TiVo. (click links for each press release)

> Progressive rockers Marillion offers its new release free via P2P. (Billboard)

> MTV is planning a show based on Rock Band 2. (Variety)

> Musicians Atlas and The Music Resource Group has just added a d.i.y. ringtone category sponsored by Myxer to its Independent Music Awards. (press release)