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By: Bruce Houghton
2007-11-13

...Microsoft, Cycloop, imeem, Rhapsody & More. Microsoft is adding to its music portfolio by buying mobile music firm MusicWave. (press release)

Investment analysts like the Motley Fool are less than impressed. (Microsoft's Sound Of Garbled Music).

>>> Today marks the official debut of the new Zunes and yesterday Microsoft announced that it was adding customization from 20 top artists at no extra costs. (OurDigitalMusic)

>>> Former Hispanic social music site Cyloop has gone multi-lingual and added on demand full song streaming via new deals with The Orchard and WMG. (Miami Herald)

>>> imeem and Rhino team for a promo and contest for the new Led "Mothership" (press release)

>>> Former Real/Rhapsody PR head Matt Graves has joined imeem as VP of Marketing Communications.

>>> Rhapsody and Wendy's have teamed for up to 100 million songs. (press release)

>>> As rumored, Radiohead's latest will get physical release in North America via ATO. (AP)

>>> Have you gotten your daily dose of rock wisdom @ TheRockDose.com?

>>> Jeff Leeds takes a close look at new "360 Degree" record deals that take as much 30% of all of an artist's revenues. (NY Times article and audio)

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About the Author:
Bruce Houghton is a 25 year music industry veteran who owns booking agency Skyline Music and the tour marketing company Skyline Innovations.

http://www.hypebot.com


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