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"YouTube Talking to Record Labels on Music Videos YouTube is currently negotiating with record labels to create a business model that will allow the popular home video sharing website the rights to post all music videos ever created on its website. "

Everybody loves this one.

The Future of Music Coalition's August newsletter is now available online. It features their FMC policy summit, Media Ownership Proceedings, Employment Effects of Radio Consolidation, Update on Network Neutrality and Musicians and a new roundup.

Also, it reminded me about one of my favorite online resources for working musicians (or aspiring ones):

What do musicians need to know about health insurance?

"FMC has teamed up with Alex Maiolo and Chris Stephenson to create HINT – the Health Insurance Navigation Tool. The goal of this project is to provide informed, musician-friendly support and advice to curious musicians who need information about health insurance, for free."

With both articles and real-time advice support, this is an essential tool for those rockstar dreamers who could use a reality check. (Or even just the level-headed determined ones . . .)