American Songwriter’s Samantha Spector recently did a Q+A with Jay Frank, SVP of Music Strategy for MTV Networks subsidiary Country Music Television and author of Futurehit.DNA: How the Digital Revolution is Changing Top 10 Songs. Along the way, Frank discusses the background of the book, the internet response and the mathematical approach to songwriting.

Tonight, Universal, Sony and Abu Dhabi Media Company are joining forces to launch music video site Vevo in North America. The New York Times says that the group has lured another big label in EMI to serve as a content provider, leaving only Warner Music as the lone holdout of the Big Four. Vevo videos will be hosted and streamed by YouTube and be backed by over a dozen advertising partners.

Mashable reports that MOG has launched its music subscription service today, which costs just $5 a month. has the support of all four giant label groups and offers millions of tracks.