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IODA partners with MySpace Music

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MySpace Music announced that IODA, one of the foremost digital distribution companies for the global independent music community, will provide its catalog of music to the recently launched MySpace Music. The addition of IODA will inject over one million new songs into MySpace Music’s growing indie catalogue.

Through this partnership, the MySpace Music community will be able to stream and purchase music from IODA’s rapidly expanding catalog of more than one million tracks from a diverse array of artists around the globe, ranging from established classics to modern up-and-comers. The IODA roster includes thousands of quality labels from over 50 countries, including leading names like Arts & Crafts, Ace Records, Nacional Records, Ghostly International, Bonnier Amigo, Cherry Red Records, Cooking Vinyl, Demon Music Group, Fat Cat Records, Kanine Records, Light in the Attic, Naïve, Premium Latin Music, Relapse and Rounder Records. MySpace Music will provide IODA labels and artists with access to powerful monetization opportunities for new untapped revenue streams while continuing to intimately connect with their fans.

Originally posted on October 25, 2008 @ 9:23 pm

Lala launches free music service less advertising

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Lala is unveiling the first and only free fully licensed service to instantly provide anywhere web access to an existing music library such as iTunes. Replacing the outdated approach of uploading MP3 files from a PC, Lala introduces a licensed technology to instantly match songs from consumers’ personal music libraries with the Web-based catalog on Lala.com.

Adding new music to a licensed collection is easier and less expensive than ever. Sample any full song or complete album for free. Add songs to a web collection for only 10 cents, and buy DRM-free MP3 downloads for as low as an additional 79 cents.

All four major labels including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group have agreements with Lala to stream and sell music. And unlike ad-supported music sites, Lala has garnered support from publishers and over 170,000 independent labels and distributors.

Originally posted on October 21, 2008 @ 11:31 am

iLike, TuneCore help independent musicians sell their music

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Social music discovery service iLike and digital music distribution service TuneCore kicked off a joint effort to help independent artists make money and get discovered effectively.

This unique alliance leverages TuneCore’s digital distribution model and iLike’s music promotion and discovery services to give independent artists a turnkey solution to distribute, promote and sell their music.

By submitting their music via TuneCore, independent or established musicians can sell their music in all the major online stores and leading subscription services, including: iTunes; Amazon mp3; and through Rhapsody, on Yahoo, MTV and iLike.

After using TuneCore to easily and quickly distribute their music to Rhapsody, artists will earn royalties when their music is streamed not only on iLike.com but also on iLike’s unrivaled music syndication network, which provides music on Facebook®, hi5, Orkut, Bebo, iLike’s third-party developer platform and other leading channels across the web.

Artists can sign up for a free account at TuneCore.

Originally posted on October 20, 2008 @ 9:13 am

PoliRock Marries Politics and Music

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Like it or not, music and politics go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Understanding the marriage is PoliRock.com, a social network that is looking to define the greatest political bands of all time.

Both musicians and fans can create personal profiles and do all of the usual stuff: create profiles, upload pictures, interact and so on. What sets PoliRock apart is that they are turning unsigned acts into candidates.

Each band can campaign for votes. The group without a record deal that garners the most votes by Election Day (November 4, 2008), will win a prize pack including $5,000.

There’s also a place for major label bands and indie label bands. Each category is ranked by votes, meaning that the more votes you receive, the higher on the list you appear.

Users can also assign a band with a political label. For example, PoliRock currently lists U2 as a “Republican” band. While I don’t necessarily love this aspect of the site, it’s sure to get some people talking.

Originally posted on June 23, 2008 @ 9:52 am

Pandora, Flixster added to IndieClick’s network

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Personalized radio service Pandora and online community for movie fans Flixster are both joining Indieclick, a publisher network that targets the youth market.

These new additions grow IndieClick’s targeted network of more than 200 film/entertainment, music, culture and community destinations to more than 50 million unique visitors who generate more than 2.5 billion impressions per month.

The bottomline here is more reach for advertisers since IndieClick’s network is targeted on the most receptive audience in the areas of music, film, and entertainment– the youth.

Originally posted on June 16, 2008 @ 9:36 am