• Warner Music Group's Rhino Records has laid off 15 employees as a part of WMG's greater restructuring plans. (Billboard.biz)

• Multimedia retailer Hastings Entertainment, Inc. reported improved net income on slightly lower revenues for Q1 2007. Overall it was a good quarter that showed the company is properly retooling its product mix. Net income increased 29% to $2.5 million year over year while revenues dropped to $128 million from $131 million. Cost of revenues decreased to 62.7% from 64.5% last year. Comp store revenues dropped 3.9%. Music sales were down 13% while electronics rose 17.5%. (Press release)

• Paul McCartney''s solo and Wings catalog made its herladed debut on online stores and services yesterday...but for whatever reason it wasn't on iTunes. (PC World)

• Pandora, the online music recommendation engine, will be available through Spint Power Vision phones (for $2.99 per month) as well as Sonos home audio systems (as 32 different Pandora radio stations). (MP3.com)

• PassAlong Networks is powering a music download store by MP3Car.com, which offers an in-dash application to discover and purchase songs. (Press release)

• Joost announced a deal with Creative Artists Agency. (Press release)