It’s that time of the season when all the Holiday Gift Guides appear, like the one I just saw from iTunes.  They’ve got it broken down by gift giving, making it easy for even the most non-musical shopper to buy for that special someone.
Little Brother & Sister would get Hannah Montana 2 - Meet Miley […]

New Impossibilities is the new live recording from April 2007 of Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The iTunes album includes an exclusive bonus track “When the Wind Circles.”
Chicago rapper Common’s new album features guest appearances from Dwele, D’Angelo, and Lily Allen. Download Finding Forever from iTunes […]

The platinum-selling, Grammy nominated R&B group Az Yet has teamed up with the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association’s Power To End Stroke Campaign. “Keep On Pushing (The Power Song)” will garner not only national attention for the program but will be a fund raiser as well.
For every iTunes (exclusive) download of […]

The Motley Fool has a great article called “CD Is the New Vinyl.” Interesting reading about declining CD sales, SoundScan, Billboard charts and the need for the major record labels to re-invent themselves. A good narrative on the current status of our music industry. ww.fool.com
In a related story (somewhat) of music distribution, […]

The iTunes Festival brings together world-class artists and bands, intimate live performances and the best in digital technology. Throughout July, more than sixty artists will perform at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London.
www.itunesfestival.com/

It’s a new feature on CybersMusic.com.  A Nano Moment for your iPod.  The stuff you just have to synch up to, the first time you heard it.  Now if only I had more than just 1GB. 
We’re diggin’ the blues rock sound of Back Door Slam;  their new album just out, this young trio has played festivals from […]

CinemaNow Inc., a popular website for downloadable Hollywood movies and TV shows, has redesigned their website for music videos, WatchMusicHere.com.

And for a limited time, you can buy exclusive music videos from one of my favorite major music labels, the Warner Music Group (WMG), who is currently providing content at WatchMusicHere.com.
http://www.watchmusichere.com/
http://www.cinemanow.com/
Source:  www.wmg.com

Billboard reports Ringo Starr has agreed to release his solo albums in digital form for the first time.  His online catalog will include Beacoups of Blues, Sentimental Journey, Ringo and Goodnight Vienna.  His EMI catalog will also be available in unprotected MP3 format, which follows McCartney’s first digital release, also without DRM protection.
Also on August […]

Warner Brothers has always been one of my favorite record labels.  Not only because I worked for one of their distributors, but because they have such a vast wealth of music and video archives.  On the web, content is king, and in the music business, WB is one of the biggest media companies in the world.  […]

Paul McCartney’s newest album “Memory Almost Full” is the first official release on the Starbucks Hear Music record label.  McTwee & ”Memory Almost Full” both debut at Starbucks stores across the US on Tuesday June 5th.  It was just released in the UK and worldwide a day before.
YouTube Video Channel features “Dance Tonight.”  Filmed in London last March, the video stars Paul […]