Music Ally

We reported yesterday on MySpace saying its layoffs weren’t really layoffs, but just natural efficiencies at the end of employees’ review periods. However, it’s interesting that the same day, MySpace announced five new executive hires, perhaps in an attempt to show its growth intentions. They’re pretty big names too: new SVP of engineering Manu Thapar comes from Yahoo, SVP of marketing Angela Courtin from MTV Networks, SVP of customer (more…)

So can you sell promo albums on eBay or not? The finest legal minds on both sides of the Atlantic are figuring it out. So, in London a DJ and music critic has been arrested on suspicion of theft and money-laundering, after allegedly selling 150 pre-release albums on eBay including Kelly Rowland, Foals and Grand (more…)