In an aggressive move to boost subscriptions, online music firm Listen.com on Thursday cut what it charges users to burn songs from its Rhapsody service from 99 cents to a loss-making 49 cents. The drastic discount underscores the lengths to which legitimate online music companies will go to jump-start the fledgling marketplace, which is competing against still popular unauthorized services like Kazaa which attract millions with offers of virtually limitless content for free. “We look at this as a limited-time promotion and an effort to get people in the door,” said Matt Graves, a spokesman for independently-owned Listen.com. “We may… Read more »
Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Usher, Mick Jagger and Cher will all perform on next week’s American Music Awards, while Sean “P. Diddy” Combs tries his hand at being a television host. But none of that promises to be quite as fun as the backstage bickering that has consumed music’s two big awards shows. The bad feelings burst into the open last month when Dick Clark, executive producer of the American Music Awards, accused the Grammy Awards of essentially blacklisting artists who appear on Clark’s show. Clark said in a lawsuit that Michael Greene, head of the National Academy of Recording… Read more »
MTV, the once invincible music station, almost lost its place on one of the UK’s biggest cable networks because of competition from new stations developed by the British magazines, Q and Smash Hits. It has been forced to lower its charges dramatically in order to remain accessible to viewers signed up to Telewest. MTV Networks, the music television arm of Viacom that also includes VH1 and a variety of genre specific channels, is understood to have dropped its charges after Telewest decided the fee it was paying for each subscriber was too high. Telewest had said it would dump MTV… Read more »
Sunday on The Gunz Show, Gunz will be interviewing Atlas Genius, Rookie Of The Year, and TEAM (members of Boys Like Girls, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Almost).
On this Wednesday’s The Gunz Show; The Almost, Set It Off, and Mike Ferri.
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Throughout a remarkable journey spanning over two decades and marked by the release of eight full-length albums, Taking Back Sunday stands as an unwavering and highly sought-after presence, both for their devoted fans and within the rock music scene. With each new release, Adam Lazzara and Co. have consistently harnessed the same sonic enchantment that has become synonymous with their name. This magnetic quality, be it through Lazarra’s iconic mic swing or the group’s give-it-your-all stage presence, initially captured the hearts of fans during the golden age of MTV and VH1, cementing their place as a beloved fixture in the… Read more »
Musician Reece Young joins The Gunz Show to talk about his new song featuring Aaron Gillespie. Also, Gunz is hosting an upcoming music showcase that Reece is going to be headlining. Plus, Who Wants to be an Emo Millionaire: Fall Out Boy edition! Ho well does Reece know some FOB questions? Check it all out now on The Gunz Show and make sure to subscribe as well!
Geek Girl Riot teams up with Fantastic Forum for an episode honoring Nichelle Nichols and digging into the recent moves and cancelations by Warner Bros. But first, a quick visit to Love in the Villa.
BRIDEAR has kept its pop sensibility and power-metal roots but, from the get-go, this record has a more epic, cinematic feel.
