Finally Friday…bits and pieces

• Will iTunes Radio Spark Digital Music Shakeout? Industry observers tackle Apple’s impact (www.adweek.com)
• Myspace Teams Up With Jimmy Kimmel Live To Stream Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake Concert (http://www.socialnewsdaily.com)
• MySpace’s Annual Relaunch: MyRadio, Mobile App, $20 Million Ad Campaign, Disappeared Blogs (www.hypebot.com)
• Electrospective launches Spotify’s first dedicated electronic music app (www.musicradar.com)
• Days After Launch iTunes Radio Is 45% As Popular As Spotify, Pandora Stock Drops 10% (www.hypebot.com)
• Spotify Launches in Taiwan, Argentina, Greece and Turkey (www.digitalmediawire.com)
• Discovr Is Social Music Network for iOS That Could Be Your Main Player (evolver.fm)
• YouTube Audio Library launches with free music for you to use anywhere (www.pocket-lint.com)
• Twitter The Musical (www.youtube.com)
• Musical success is all about your followers (www.mumbaimirror.com)
• Grooveshark Is Adding 200K Users A Month, CEO Says Future Depends On Live Music Fans (www.hypebot.com)
• New on iTunes Radio: NFL Players as Your Personal DJs (mashable.com)

Apple Takes On Radio

Apple Takes On Radio

Dan Servantes, writing for The Music Business Journal:

“When Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco on June 10, it launched a new operating system and a new Mac Pro. However, it was the promise of iTunes Radio that caused the real stir. The company had been negotiating streaming licenses with the major labels since the fall, and an agreement was finally on the table.”

(Image: apple.com/itunes/itunes-radio/)