Total Music: Two major labels have been served notice of a antitrust investigation due to a new project called Total Music. Total Music is a yet to be launched subscription service backed by Universal and Somy BMG, has prompted notices from the US Department of Justice.

According to the Music Ally newsletter, the DoJ has served Universal and Sony/BMG with notices to find out more about Total Music, and has also requested information from Warner Music Group and EMI.

Spin Goes Live: Spin Magazine made its debut on Myspace posting it’s pages on the web for free. Access to Spin Digital will be offered free for the next 12 months to registered users of MySpace Music.

New Music: Check out the track Sundowner by Streetside Symphony. We love this track. In 2007 Streetside Symphony who hails from Memphis gained the attention of Atlanta producer/engineer Rick Beato (Trey Anastasio, Shinedown). A few months later, they entered the studio to record The Curse, the first release on Beato’s Ten Star label. The Curse will hit streets Feb. 29th.
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God or Julie has been picked as BMI’s band of the month for February 2008. The band will performing at The Mercury Lounge (NYC) February 12th.