Having splashed out big bucks on sponsoring U2’s latest world tour, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is hoping to reap the rewards. Starting with something described as “The U2 Mobile album”, for which RIM has launched a teaser website.
It’s light on detail and heavy on slogans (the site, obv, not the album. Although…) So it will [...]

Jackson’s final rehearsal, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Photo: Kevin Mazur/AEG/Getty Images, via image.net

As Michael Jackson’s body is being prepared for transport to a public viewing at the Neverland Ranch (see update below), his music rules the charts once again.
Billboard’s latest sales charts show the king of pop as the first artist ever to [...]

Naughty by Nature x Microsoft. Naughty by Nature has joined a growing list of hip-hop artists supporting various Microsoft products. The group has specifically partnered with the HTC Touch Mobile device by promoting the product through advertising, appearances and a contest to see them perform in Los Angeles.
“As a fan of Microsoft products, I’m super [...]

You’ve probably already heard that Michael Jackson has died: it’s going to be all over both mainstream and social media for some time yet. Music sites and stores have been quick to post their tributes to the star, too.
So, We7 has a tribute playlist, while Spotify’s (public) office playlist today is purely Jackson songs. Imeem [...]

Video firm Kyte has had great success in signing labels up for its platform, which lets artists shoot video with their mobile phones and upload it to channels, which fans can then access via web, WAP or mobile apps.
The company has just released its Mobile Producer app for iPhone, which takes advantage of the video [...]

D.I.Y. music marketing platform ReverbNation is partnering with website software provider Bandzoogle to launch Site Builder. The new offering enables easy yet robust self-created web sites that automatically integrate content loaded onto ReverbNation.
Songs, videos, shows, ticket inks and more entered on ReverbNation.com are instantly updated on the artist’s site, with the Fan Reach email [...]

You may have noticed that I didnt post a rewind last week…my bad, I was on a much needed vacay. But here are the top digital music news stories of the past two weeks:
Prove that artists don’t need big labels to “make it”: Help build a Database Of Music 2.0 Success Stories
EMI sued [...]

 
eMarketer has been crunching some numbers to predict US spending on recorded music for the next four years, and has come up with this forecast: in 2013, total spend will be $5.52 billion – down from $8.4 billion in 2008 – but that of that $5.52 billion, 82.6% will be digital rather than physical.
In fact, [...]

Beginning this Saturday June 13th at `12.01 AM EST (4:02 AM GST) registered Facebook users can current their current Facebook generated random url for one that more closely resembles their name.
The new usernames are limited to alphanumeric characters or a period (“.”) and must be at least 5 characters long. So custom urls will look [...]

It was only a matter of time before we saw something like this. Apparently the site DeathofAuto-Tune.com just launched and it’s all about reasons why Auto-Tune should be killed from hip-hop. I love it. Time to get back to some original beats, sounds and real music if you ask me. Check out the site…it’s pretty [...]