OurStage has announced a strategic partnership with top rated  AOL Music.  Under the agreement, OurStage, a web site that empowers fans to rate emerging artists using a tamper-proof process, will. Continue reading

eMusic has launched eMusic Selects, a "curated boutique music space" on their site to showcase unsigned and underexposed new artists. Each month, eMusic’s staff will handpick up to two deserving. Continue reading

A new study by New York University’s Stern Business School tracked blog chatter for 108 albums for four weeks before and after their release dates. The study showed that the. Continue reading

Google is reportedly just weeks away from announcing a free music service in China with the help of Top100.cn.  The move helps Google compete with China’s top search engine Biadu. Continue reading

Microsoft today ramped up its MSN Video strategy for the UK and Western Europe announcing deals with MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Sony BMG.  MSN Video viewers can now watch. Continue reading

MySpace’s new development platform has gone live and allows full monetization for developers.  What does all this mean for music fans and marketers? Lots of great new applications.  And because. Continue reading

For the last several years, the concepts laid out in the best selling book "The Tipping Point" have driven marketing campaigns in general and music marketing in particular.  But new. Continue reading

The New York Daily News and EMI will offer free music downloads.  The deal will give Daily News readers the opportunity to download three free songs of their choice from. Continue reading

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