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iPhone & Pandora

I was riding in the car yesterday with a good friend of mine. I asked him if he had heard a particular Pearl Jam song. He said no and the conversation continued in a different direction. And it dawned on me that by the very next day, once I had my brand new iPhone, I [...]

Music Middle Class

New music website startups are making things easier for new musical groups. Last.fm just announced that they will begin paying streaming royalties to artists who don’t have record deal or an affiliation with a collecting society. So as a new artist, you can place your music up on Last.fm. If it gets played, you get [...]

Pantene ProV Music Discovery

Here is a brilliant idea coming out of Pantene ProV commercials. Pantene is getting into the music discovery mix by using original, commissioned songs for their television advertisements. In it’s latest move, Pantene will use a song called Shine by Rosi Golan. Since Pantene commissioned the song, they own the rights to the song. Simultaneous [...]

Delta Airlines Music Discovery

News arrived yesterday of a new collaboration between Delta Airlines, Pace Communications, and DMI Music & Media Networks. Pace Communications already does the in-flight magazine and programming for Delta flights. DMI provides music for stores and will work with Pace to determine the music catalog. Exclusive interviews and music discovery will all be parts of [...]

(RED) & Music Discovery

GAP & Bono have recently shed light on (RED). By taking portions of profits from everything from ipods to t-shirts, (RED) gives to causes related to AIDS in Africa. Now (RED) is getting into music discovery. For $5 a month, (RED) will send you one song by an established artist (such as U2), another song [...]

Starbucks Music

What’s going on with music discovery at Starbucks? Actually, quite a lot, but not in a good way. Apparently, by September of this year, Starbucks will drop their music sales and itunes giftcards at all store locations. This topic is near and dear to my heart. It also has a lot to say about companies [...]

Who’s that?

I had a conversation with a friend a few days ago that highlighted one of the major shifts occurring in the music industry. I have known this friend for 14 years. During this time, we have more or less had the same taste in music. We at least would know the band name of who [...]