LHB’s Shorties (Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and More)

Billboard reports that Bruce Springsteen will release a greatest hits album exclusively through Wal-Mart.

The Telegraph reports that Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen will headline next year's Glastonbury music festival.

The Los Angeles Times examines the rising tensions between music labels and streaming video websites.

The Boston Globe interviews Annie J. Randall, author of the Dusty Springfield biography, Dusty! Queen of the Postmods.

Bored at Work lists the most awesome music lists of 2008.

Stereogum lists its 50 most popular mp3 downloads of the year.

Daytrotter's Tuesday session features in-studio mp3s from Dr. Manhattan.

The Times Online examines a study that refutes the power of the "long tail" for the music industry.

However, a new study by Will Page, chief economist of the MCPS-PRS Alliance, the not-for-profit royalty collection society, suggests that the niche market is not an untapped goldmine and that online sales success still relies on big hits. They found that, for the online singles market, 80 per cent of all revenue came from around 52,000 tracks. For albums, the figures were even more stark. Of the 1.23 million available, only 173,000 were ever bought, meaning 85 per cent did not sell a single copy all year.

The Telegraph lists 20 facts about Leonard Cohen's classic song, "Hallelujah."

- David Gutowski