Google Music Update: Don’t Get Too Excited
As information from a variety of media and private sources coalesces into something closer to facts, it's become apparent that Google's new music service, while a nice upgrade to music. Continue reading
MySpace Music Gets A Major Upgrade
More Video, Artist Dashboard, iTunes Purchase MySpace Music has gotten a major upgrade with the addition of a new music video hub, an artist dashboard offering analytics and track purchase. Continue reading
Facebook Says “Give The Gift Of Music”
Facebook has been experimenting with virtual gifts and e-cards for several months and now music via LaLa is being added to the mix. In the U.S., according to Facebook: "You. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Google, RockBand, Virtual Teens On MySpace, Filesharing Morals & More
Google Analytics just got an upgrade. (Google) If your not using Google's free tools to analyze your web site traffic, you need to be. That plus the growing number of. Continue reading
Move Over Billboard: Here Comes Ariel Hyatt And Friends’ “Indie Maximum Exposure List”
(UPDATED) When I read "BILLBOARD’S 2009 MAXIMUM EXPOSURE LIST" a few weeks ago, I thought The Onion had taken control of the venerable music trade magazine with a satirical piece. . Continue reading
Google To Launch Music Service
Several sources are reporting that Google will be launching a music service as early as next week. Rumored to be called, depending on who you talk to, Google Music, Google. Continue reading
MIDEM+ To Offer Premium Networking Experience
The January 2010 edition of international music trade show MIDEM adds a new event, MIDEM+ dedicated to personalized networking where digital and music industry executives can hold one-on-one meetings with. Continue reading
John Mayer Video Adds Each Fan As A Digital Extra
Augmented Reality Comes To Music Videos The new John Mayer video uses a bit of digital trickery to insert the fan watching into the background as an extra. Fans turn on. Continue reading
Can Vanilla Ice Still Help Sell Beer?
I apologize for this being a burning question for me: Can Vanilla Ice still help sell beer? Two full decades after he painfully topped the charts, the less than talented. Continue reading