Finding new music or hits from your favorite artists just became easier thanks to Twitter #music. In collaboration with iTunes, Spotify, and Rdio, you can now search Twitter’s new music app and listen to previews of all the songs you are interested in. The Popular selection allows you to find all of the new music [...]
Digital music sales worldwide have had to deal with a few bumps over the past decade, but the latest Digital Music Report of IFPI or the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry showed significant growth for the digital music industry for 2012. According to the recently published Digital Music Report 2013, music revenues recorded globally [...]
Myspace has willingly given itself a face lift thanks to its newly redesigned website that features Justin Timberlake and his new single Suit & Tie on the landing page. First reported by The Verge and later taken up in a similar report by TheNextWeb, the new Myspace has been available first through its beta version, and [...]
The AutoRip service could potentially give Apple’s iTunes a run for its money. The most recent offering by Amazon, AutoRip, provides free digital versions of actual CDs bought from their site, even on physical music purchased some 15 years ago. This option to access via digital means will be available through Amazon’s Cloud Player — only [...]
Loyal rock’n roll fans will have many things to celebrate with free rock station Spoonradio as it offers a smorgasbord of rock and alternative music choices, news, updates, the latest videos, and up and coming concerts. This comprehensive radio-on-the-web has a huge listing of artists on their database, from 3 Doors Down and David Bowie to [...]
Apple is set to challenge Pandora in 2013, as the company has reportedly gotten serious in prospective deals with major music companies, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. This move by Apple means it will no longer limit its services to digital music as it seeks to offer radio streaming services. In the past weeks music executives from [...]
Xbox music debuted during this year’s E3 convention. As of October 16, it is available to the public. Xbox Music is just one way Microsoft is connecting the world. Future projects include shared television shows and movies to TVs, mobile phones, tablets, and PCs. Microsoft claims that in the future it plans to allow users [...]
Written on 16 Oct 2012 by Vincent AbryHere is the song “No Church in the Wild” by Kanye West and Jay-Z (with crooner Frank Ocean), from the Great Gatsby trailer. “Instead of kaleidoscopic wizardry and flashy, Aziz Ansari-approved sports cars, the bleakly shot, Romain Gavras-directed video focuses on a violent yet somehow vaguely boring uprising in the streets of Prague. Dissatisfied youth, [...]
Written on 30 May 2012 by Vincent AbryGoogle celebrates the memory of Robert Moog (born May 23, 1934), the American engineer who invented the synthesizer in 1964. This Google doodle allows everybody to to play music, record it and then press “Play”. Example in the video below: This logo is a tribute to the beginnings of electronic music. When you are finished [...]
Written on 23 May 2012 by Vincent AbryDeezer, a french web-based music streaming service, is now available in Canada. And also in Australia and New Zealand. The french startup (owned at 20% by Telecom & Mobile Operator Orange) continues to conquer the world and wants to have a presence in 200 countries this year (the site is already available in 12 languages). [...]
Written on 25 April 2012 by Vincent AbryGoogle has just launched its MUSIC Service with a Store in the United States. You can have up to 20,000 songs that can be played on any device (mobile, laptop, tablet). Google Music will also allow to buy songs at about $1 each. Google has an agreement with three of the four majors : Universal, [...]
Written on 18 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryStarting Today iTunes Match is available in the United States. What you have to do is to download the new version of iTunes 10.5.1. Available at a cost of 24.99 dollars per year, iTunes Match saves your music (purchased from iTunes or purchased elsewhere, and also from CDs) and let you access it at any [...]
Written on 14 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryFacebook could unveil its new music platform at f8 developer conference September 22 in San Francisco. According to folks from Mashable, Zuckerberg’s Social Network is already testing its upcoming online listening music service (streaming) called Facebook Music with partners like Spotify, RDIO and MOG. So Facebook will not host the music itself on its own servers [...]
Written on 01 Sep 2011 by Vincent AbrySony officially stopped production of its popular portable cassette tape player Walkman. 31 years after the first sale. The portable music reader has been sold 220 million times since its debut. But now the music is more synonymous with mp3 player and ipod. The end of an era even if a Chinese company has decided [...]
Written on 25 Oct 2010 by Vincent AbryRemember young 22 years old korean singer, singing Lady Gaga song with 4 iPhones ? AppleGirl, real name Kim Yeo-hee, just released her first videoclip on Youtube. Apple Girl has now a contract with DreamHigh Entertainment. She is not only cute, she is also so talented, with an extraordinary voice. Good luck Kim, online or [...]
Written on 18 June 2010 by Vincent AbryTalent has no Limit. What this Korean Nerd Girl is doing is just amazing. Both Geek Girl and Musician/Singer, this Applegirl who comes from Korea sings Lady Gaga « Poker Face » with 4 iPhone Apps for the Music. Gorgeous, Talented and… Geek ! Take a little of Applegirl on Twitter (oops this is Korean!): [...]
Written on 30 March 2010 by Vincent Abry
