DMT 117: The One With MySpace, Redigi, Mega, Sweden, Fandalism, HMV…

This week on Digital Music Trends we cover The Most News Ever. Only kidding, but it's a hefty number of stories and I couldn't have done it without the help of Stuart Dredge and Darren Hemmings.This week we talk about: - the public launch of MySpace, Justin Timberlake's involvement and the Merlin rights issue.- Redigi's upcoming European launch, legal implications and potential repercussions on the industry (if anyone can be bothered to use it)- Kim Dotcom's launch of Mega amongst much fanfare, but what's the potential piracy impact?- digital distribution price wars as Fandalism offers first free and then cheap iTunes, Spotify and Google Play uploads- the KLF releases slipping through checks and getting released without permission on iTunes and Spotify- flexibility price of streaming subscriptions as Rhapsody launches a $5 tier tied to the MetroPCS carrier- the astonishing story of music sales in Sweden where growth is in the double digits, and is anything happening out there applicable in the UK or is it simply a cultural difference- a quick update on HMV, as the group starts to You can find links to coverage of all the stories we talk about here: http://bit.ly/DMT116notesI hope you enjoy the show, have a great week and 'till next time!Andrea Leonelliwww.digitalmusictrends.com@digimusictrends