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# b5media Launches Music Blog Network
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/b5media-launche/
- Published: 2007-07-09T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2007-07-09T05:00:00.000Z
- Description: Today popular blogging network b5media is launching a diverse cluster of 30 music related blogs. "Since b5media first launched in September of 2005, we’ve felt the music scene was being. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/07/b5media-launche.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

**Today popular blogging network [b5media](http://www.b5media.com/?ref=hypebot.com) is launching a diverse cluster of 30 music related blogs.**

[![B5media](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/07/07/b5media.jpg "B5media")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/07/b5media.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
"Since b5media first launched in September of 2005, we’ve felt the music scene was being vastly underserved by professional blogs," said Jeremy Wright, b5media’s CEO. The music channel portfolio, headed by channel editor Mike Laba, features blogs about the indie, metal, jazz, blues and crooner scenes as well as hotspots such as Austin, Nashville, the U.K., Australia and Toronto.

**Hypebot’s Bruce Houghton is contributing to two of the music channels blogs.**

[![Music_note](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/07/07/music_note.jpg "Music_note")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/07/music%5Fnote.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

- [**OurDigitalMusic.com**](http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/?ref=hypebot.com) will be a consumer’s guide to digital music helping to unravel the mysteries of downloads, DRM, digital players, subscription services, satellite radio and more.
- **[TheRockDose.com](http://www.therockdose.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** offers a daily inspirational quote from rock and rollers both current and long departed.

**See links to all of he new b5media music blogs [here](http://www.b5media.com/channels/music?ref=hypebot.com).**

As part of the music channel’s launch b5media is giving away three iPod Shuffles, three Memorex MP3 players pre-loaded with MusicIP’s kick-ass discovery software and three $25 iTunes certificates. To enter the contest, all you need to do is blog about the music channel’s launch, and send send an e-mail to musiccontest@b5media along with the URL for your post.

**Read the full b5media press release after the jump.**

b5media Inc. is extremely pleased to announce  
the launch of its new music channel featuring xx blogs focused on a wide  
variety of genres and geographical locations.

This is b5media’s 14th channel and increases the number of blogs within  
the network to more than 230.

"Since b5media first launched in September of 2005, we’ve felt the music  
scene was being vastly underserved by professional blogs," said Jeremy  
Wright, b5media’s CEO. "We believe that by bringing together thought  
leaders in the music space, new music bloggers and plain old music  
phreaks that we can provide a real place where music lovers from around  
the world can find bands, music, reviews and content they’ll love!"

The music channel portfolio, headed by channel editor Mike Laba,  
features blogs about the indie, metal, jazz, blues and crooner scenes as  
well as hotspots such as Austin, Nashville, , the U.K., Australia and  
Toronto.

"I’m a huge music fan, and I think music lovers are going to find our  
blogs to be rewarding places to discover new and exciting bands and  
artists within various genres and styles," Laba said. "We’ve assembled a  
great group of passionate bloggers so whether it’s music discovery or  
re-discovery, this channel will rock all expectations.

As part of the music channel’s launch b5media is giving away three iPod  
Shuffles, three Memorex MP3 players pre-loaded with MusicIP’s kick-ass  
discovery software,, and three $25 iTunes certificates.

To enter the contest, all you need to do is blog about the music  
channel’s launch, and send send an e-mail to musiccontest@b5media along  
with the URL for your post. We’ll put all entries into a hat and pick  
the winners.