Interesting article over on techdirt.com around a video on YouTube called ‘How To Sell A Million Albums And Still Owe $500,000′. While being USA-centric it does throw up some interesting points on outdated clauses in contracts some musicians lock themselves into, and how some of these clauses, while being for the most part redundant in the age of digital formats, are still being used to let labels take a bigger slice of proceeds from album sales.

If you weren’t lucky enough to catch the brilliant and engaging Festivals Britannia documentary on BBC4 last week you can still catch it on iPlayer for the next few days. Featuring interviews with Melvin Benn, John Giddings, Ray Faulk and Michael and Emily Eavis, the documentary charted the history of festivals in the UK from the jazz festivals of the 1950′s, the hippy 70′s, political culture of festivals in the 80′s, the free party explosion in the 90′s, through to the mainstream part of British life as we know it today.

Festivals Britannia can be streamed or downloaded on BBC iPlayer here

Billboard reports on Eminem’s performance at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival, describing the legendary rapper’s set as ‘hard as nails’ ahead of his headline performance at this year’s V Festival in August.

Read the full article here.

Great viral video out this week, where Londoners are filmed answering the question we’ve all wondered at some point – ‘what song are you listening to?’

Facebook are set to unveil a new partnership with streaming music service Spotify in the very near future, filling the gap left by Facebook’s failed alliance with Apple’s Ping service.

This service is reportedly not expected to be available in the US however, as it will be restricted to countries where Spotify already has a presence.

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Already one of the most popular video games available, Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2 is looking to gain some more market share and awareness by sponsoring pop star Katy Perry’s upcoming North American tour.

Ubisoft’s promotion of the California Dreams 2011 tour includes a contest in which fans can record themselves dancing along to Perry’s hit, “Firework,” via its inclusion on Just Dance 2. Contest winners will receive VIP tickets and meet-and-greet passes to one of Perry’s shows across the U.S. and Canada.

For the full article click here.

Who said the art of the music video was dead? This epic video from New York City indie band Hooray For Earth proves that the medium is not just reserved for the likes of big budget artists such as Lady Gaga.

Hooray For Earth’s second album ‘True Loves’ is out now on Dovecote Records.

The latest Big Fish Tour Diaries newsletter is out and includes stuff we like, stuff we’ve been up to and stuff we’re listening to.

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Interesting article in music website The Quietus this week about the state of the music industry and the effect of  ’label inertia’, forcing musicians to work harder than ever and employ increasingly imaginative ways of earning their money.

For the full article click here.