More Music Industry News: Performance Royalties, Kin, Digg, Pearl Jam, Lala & More

• Performance royalties are growing - both in dollar value and importance. (Glenn Peoples @ Billboard)
• Why isn't Verizon selling Zune Pass with its new Kin mobile music phone? (CNet)
• Analysis: What the Video Game Industry Can Learn From the Death of Glam Metal (Gamasutra)
• Digg plans to lay off another 10% of staff. (NY Times)
• AT&T extends its iPhone exclusive through 2011. (Business Insider)
• Pearl Jam Launch Web Radio Station, 2010 Bootlegs (FMQB)
• R.I.P. indle label Planet-X-Label Records (Village Voice)
• Michael Robertson takes a jab at Lala's shutdown and makes an offer: "If you're an ex-Lala customer then I encourage you to sign-up
  for a MP3tunes account using the coupon code: ex-Lala-customer
  (coupon expires 5/21/10) and you'll be charged just 10 cents for a
  Premium 50 Yearly locker."