Weekly Wrap-Up

Here are some of the highlights from this week in music news and musician advice!

ARTISTS HOUSE NEWS:

• Breaking Down The Music Tax http://ow.ly/rJE
• Sync Up 2008 Conference Panel: The Rest of the Business Goes Digital http://ow.ly/uQH
• Friendfeed: That’s right! Artists House is now partaking of the Friendfeed goodness. Subscribe to us here: http://friendfeed.com/artistshouse
• We asked all of you loyal viewers for an Artists House theme song. We’ve got submissions rolling in already, and we want to hear more of what you got. Read the rules and details here: http://is.gd/jxUX

MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS:

• UMG Combines Digital & Physical Sales http://ow.ly/wOH
• The Boss vs. Ticketmaster Resolved http://ow.ly/wOF
• Archived Senate Hearing for Ticketmaster-LiveNation merger http://ow.ly/wOy
• Colleges ready to try blanket music licenses from Choruss http://ow.ly/wOA
• RIAA Staff Cuts May Be Far Deeper Than Reported http://ow.ly/wiy
• Inside the Isle of Man’s £1/month unlimited music plan http://ow.ly/uQV
• Sharing Setlists From Concerts Has Never Been Easier http://ow.ly/uQQ
• RIAA Appeals Copyright Royalty Board Order http://ow.ly/uQM
• Eminem Lawsuit Could Cost Labels Millions And Mean Higher Artist Royalties http://ow.ly/trN
• EMI and Capitol Records sue Seeqpod http://ow.ly/trH
• iPhone Apps Gain Steam As Music Promo And Delivery Platform http://ow.ly/rKp
• Congress Looks At Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger http://ow.ly/qtj
• Touch and Go’s cutbacks leave independent music labels reeling http://ow.ly/qtw
• Pirate Bay Claims 80% Of Traffic Is Legal http://ow.ly/qtd
• Depeche Mode first artist to offer an iTunes Pass to fans http://ow.ly/rJN

ARTIST ADVICE, THOUGHT, OPINION:

• Give ‘em something they can feel! (A great reminder of why we’re all in this crazy business!) http://ow.ly/wOv
• Are We Really Moving From Control To Collaboration? http://ow.ly/yks
• How To Kill The Music Industry http://ow.ly/wiX
• Getting Back On Track: Some Tips For The Music Business http://ow.ly/wj2
• Lessons From Digital Music Forum East - Understanding Fan Interaction http://ow.ly/wj0
• Hey, Warner, Leave those Kids Alone http://ow.ly/wiS
• How iTunes Chooses Feature Artists http://ow.ly/weO
• Coin a phrase - The Straddle by George Howard http://ow.ly/uQw
• How To Find Work as a Session Musician http://ow.ly/uQl
• Interview with Anthony of the Hype Machine: http://ow.ly/rKs
• Why Web radio faces another crisis http://ow.ly/rK3
• How To Make Twitter Sound Like Music To Your Ears http://ow.ly/qtf
• Radio Is Anti-Social http://ow.ly/qoC
• The Digital Natives: Youth Culture (Part Three) http://ow.ly/qto

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