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MySpace Music goes offline offering free gigs, live intervie...

MYSPACE is giving music lovers unprecedented access to some of Australia's hottest artists to celebrate the launch of their new MySpace Music initiative. MySpace Music will play host to five days of free gigs, live artist interviews [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace Music - So close, yet so far

It’s been a big week for free, legal content as leading music service Spotify launches a download service (but not for Australian or US folk) and Foxtel Download was activated. In the midst of this flurry of digital activity, MySpace [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace Music launches in Australia and New Zealand

MySpace users in those countries will now be able to access unlimited streaming of songs and albums and a deal with Apple enables users to purchase tracks from iTunes. The launch comes a month after newmediaage revealed the social network [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace appoints BBH to work on MySpace Music

The appointment suggests MySpace is finally nearing the launch of its ad-funded music service, which has suffered from continued delays since its original launch date of early this year. The service was most recently scheduled to launch [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace To Acquire Social Music StartUp iLike; Founders Stay...

Social-networking giant MySpace agreed to acquire iLike, a social music startup, as part of its plan to restructure itself after losing momentum and buzz in recent years. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Founded in 2006, iLike quick [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace ranks most popular music artists in Australia

YOU might not see names like Short Stack, Tame Impala or Drapht top the ARIA music charts, but according to MySpace they are among the most popular artists in the country. MySpace Australia has released a list showing the most viewed [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

MYSPACE MUSIC PRESENTS "TRANSMISSIONS" WITH EELS

Check out MySpace Music's latest "Transmissions" session featuring EELS. The session was recorded at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles (a classic studio used by Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Steely Dan a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace Music's Courtney Holt hints at new features

MySpace Music has come in for criticism from the labels, whose executives have publicly (and privately) said it has been slow to find ways to make money on its massive community of music fans. Recently, through, MySpace Music is showing fli [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace advised to focus on music to clarify its brand

Industry experts have said MySpace needs to focus on entertainment and music to attract brands and traffic as it struggles to overcome market confusion about its direction. The News Corp-owned social network is undergoing a major re [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace Grabs AOL Ad Man for Music

According to MySpace, the firm hired ex-Platform A exec Sam Wick as Senior Vice President of Strategy for MySpace Music. His task: "developing monetization strategies and streamlining existing sales operations, as well as driving inn [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Tuning Up MySpace Music

What would you say have been the biggest hurdles for MySpace Music? Courtney Holt: One of the challenges with MySpace Music is that the original product didn’t address the needs of the consumer in the marketplace. It was a loose [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace Music Stream Premieres Of Iggy Pop, Marilyn Mason, G...

MySpace Music has announced multiple album and video debuts beginning on Saturday, May 23rd. The list includes Iggy Pop, Marilyn Manson, and Grizzly Bear. Iggy Pop's "Préliminaires" album premiere: Punk legend Iggy Pop is d [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

MySpace Music Downloads Have 'Disappointed'

"MySpace Music hasn't yet saved the digital-music business, and it's a long way from adding to parent News Corp.'s bottom line," says Ad Age's Michael Learmonth. Already, the record labels that are partners in the joint music vent [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Myspace Music till Sverige i sommar

MySpace is regarded as one of Rupert Murdoch’s savviest buys. But the likelihood that the site, owned by the News Corporation, will renew its lucrative advertising contract with Google is dimming as it falls behind fast-growing Facebo [...]