None of the companies involved will confirm the new Google Music service – we have “no comments” or absolute silence from Google, LaLa, MySpace and iLike. But the new service is all but confirmed. And we have the screenshots showing how the service, which will be announced on October 28, will look to prove it.
Matt [...]

As an artist John Mayer has been on the forefront of emerging technologies, embracing the art of blogging and tweeting before it was trendy to do so. Today, however, Mayer has been able to make music and technology history as the first recording artist to release an augmented reality music video.
The music video for “Heartbreak [...]

Drake is often used as a prime example for how struggling independent hip hop artists can succeed in the music business. In order for that to be the case, Drake’s path to success would have to be reasonably attainable by other artists who begin their careers in hip hop.  But Drake’s path is not your [...]

Google Wave! It’s The Future! Convergent Communication 3.0! The bleeding zeitgesty edge of real-time innovation! But, er, what exactly IS it, and what potential does it have – if any – for artists, labels and the music industry?
I’ve been puzzling over this since Google Wave was first announced earlier this year. Now it’s launched in [...]

There are a lot of independent hip hop artists on Twitter that are wasting their time by using it ineffectively to promote and market themselves. Twitter is a great tool if used correctly, but it can be totally useless if not. Here are 5 Twitter marketing habits you should avoid.
1.  Sending me an @ reply [...]

The whole world was bullish on iTunes LPs when they were announced; I called it a black eye for the majors, whose CMX format has yet to be popularized. But the hype was curbed when it was discovered that there was a $10,000 fee associated with the service, putting it completely out of reach for [...]

 
A key UK government body has recommended against the Live Nation Ticketmaster merger.  On Friday Wall Street reacted sending Ticketmaster’s stock downward.
Nobody Cares About You Like You Care About You…So Raise Your Baton
Overheard @ The Future Of Music Summit: Part 1 and Part 2
PiracyPayback.org – The Cure For P2P Remorse.
Rapper Paul Wall filmed his new video entirely on [...]

This type of shit right here is the FUTURE.
Culture Jam Labs is excited to announce that for the first time ever, PromoJam now integrates with Facebook Connect as well as Twitter, allowing fans the ability to show their support and enthusiasm for “More Than A Game” by spreading the word virally, simply for one tweet [...]

Virgin launches Music Unlimited without unlimited music - Big label paranoia strikes again. (Register)
From The Digital Music Forum West: How low can the music industry go? Analysts speaking at Digital Music Forum West in Hollywood this afternoon suggested that there’s more pain ahead for the industry — much more. On the other hand, they said it’s not [...]

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