President Obama is going to spend a good part of 2012 on the campaign trail, and every speech he makes at every rally he stages needs music. Campaign music is always meticulously selected for both awesomeness and message and whether …

Women love a man with a deep voice; women love a man that can sing. So, whomever possesses the ability to sing the world’s lowest note should be a total chick magnet, right? Record label Decca has begun their search …

Ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show appearance, Madonna has premiered her new music video on YouTube, which has obviously replaced MTV as the place where music fans turn to watch videos. The video is for the song Give Me …

About a week ago, I wrote an article about Julia Nunes, who was able to snag a spot on Conan. This lead to me researching her YouTube page, and seeing that it had received over 50 million page views and …

Rovio boss Mikael Hed said that piracy equals exposure. Music legend Neil Young couldn’t agree more. At the Dive Into Media conference today, Neil Young spoke on music piracy and music quality. He detailed his solution to audio quality and …

Did you hear? Facebook is popular. So popular in fact that they may be going public to the tune of $100 billion dollars. That’s not the exciting news though. Billboard Editorial Director Bill Werde recently interviewed Dan Rose, VP of …

Today’s viral smash sports a pretty simple premise. If you grew up in the 90s or were really into pop music as an adult during the 90s, this is going to be a very awesome experience for you. YouTube user …

A ukelele, a webcam and mic, all coupled with a YouTube account; these are the tools utilized by Julia Nunes. They’ve helped her reach nearly 50 million views on YouTube, with 209,777 subscribers. When you generate this kind of buzz, …

SoundCloud announced that it has hit the 10 million user milestone. That’s registered users, by the way. You don’t have to be registered to listen to sounds. Over 7 million of those users have come over the past year. It …

Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge Steven Tyler sang the national anthem ahead of the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens today. Twitter has been pouring jokes and criticism about it. Enjoy. @FauxJohnMaddenFaux John …

Infamous glam rocker Gary Glitter has announced a comeback tour – via Twitter. Gary Glitter took to Twitter using the handle @OfficialGlitter to announce his comeback tour to the UK. He has already amassed over 7,000 followers and promises more …

A new Internet radio startup launched today, called Raditaz, which thinks of itself as “an evolution of the Pandora model,” adding a location layer for discovering music based on what’s trending in various regions around the US (and later, around …

Mother Monster still rules the Twitterverse. Lady Gaga has become the first Twitter user to reach 18 million followers. She announced this milestone with a tweet, reminiscing about a time when she barely had any Twitter followers: @ladygagaLady GagaCan’t believe …

The Pirate Bay is looking to promote your band or film for free if you’re willing to let other people get at it for free. The Pirate Bay today announced The Promo Bay, a new promotional tool that allows the …

A new social media network wants to get rid of all status updates and relationship drama to give users a chance to talk about their favorite movies, music, books and games. Digital Pal, launching in beta today, allows users to …

Gotta watch out for the Fatal Attractions, man. Former bassist for heavy metal stalwarts Danzig, Jerry Montano, learned the hard way that you have to watch what you “Like” on Facebook. Montano was introduced to aspiring “model” Priscilla Caputo via …

Facebook is making everything a social experience and music is next on the list. Facebook today announced on their blog that they are adding music services on Facebook that will allow users to listen along with their friends to whatever …

As a Spotify Premium user, I feel like it’s Christmas! When Spotify first rolled out, I was excited. I got an invite, downloaded it, and went full-bore with a Premium subscription so I could go mobile. I use Spotify all …

If you have been hooked on streaming music service Spotify for the past six months and have now backed yourself into a corner where you can’t envision your day-to-day life without it, you better get ready to add a $5 …

SoundCloud is officially a big deal. A really big deal. And the big deal that took place cements their placement in the world of big deals. Perhaps you are asking, “What’s the big deal?”. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has …

I’m not going to rehash the entire year of events and web happenings. That would be a massive book, and there is just simply too much to recount. I’m not even going to focus on major events so much, but …

Each year, Spotify puts out its Year in Review, which includes its top tracks. Now, they’ve put out the 2011 edition. It’s not all about the tracks though. This year’s review includes Spotify launching in five new countries, including the …