All Entries Tagged With: "Technology"
Swift Launches iPhone App, Brings Tour Back To US
Taylor Swift’s Fearless 2010 Tour began its run through the US over the weekend, with sold-out shows in Tampa, Orlando, and Ft. Lauderdale/Sunrise, FL. The 39-date tour is visiting arenas and stadiums in 31 cities throughout the US and Canada over the next three months. Last month, she took the Fearless tour overseas, playing eight [...]
Aldean, Chesney Launch iPhone Apps
Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean are the latest artists to offer iPhone/iTouch apps to droves of tech savvy followers.
Fans can use the applications to get news, updates and purchase concert tickets. Both musicians are giving them away for free.
“It’s a good way to put your songs and tour directly in your fans’ hands,” says Chesney, [...]
Apple Unveils iPad
Tech-geeks and avid fans of Apple technology were delighted after Steve Jobs’ announcement today of Apple’s new iPad tablet computer. Similar to Apple’s popular iPhone device in touch capability, the iPad offers a 9.7 inch LCD screen, a half-inch thick body and weighs only 1.5 pounds. Models will be available with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB [...]
Microsoft Salutes CMA’s Tech Initiatives
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer was in Nashville last night (1/20), where he saluted the Country Music Association as a leader in technology initiatives. During the event at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, he also reconfirmed his company’s commitment to working with the CMA to bridge technology and country music, and presented CMA Digital [...]
Paisley Creates Pop-up Book Video
The video for Brad Paisley’s latest hit, “American Saturday Night,” uses over 20,000 still photographs to build a world designed to look like a pop-up book. Paisley’s camp says it is a “2.5D world” that includes Paisley, his band The Drama Kings, and over 100 extras. Production company Branded Picture made the video, using several [...]
Performance Royalty Debate Over Ringbacks
BMI has filed suit against T Mobile, claiming that the mobile phone company hasn’t secured proper licensing for selling ringback tones. According to Digital Music News, the suit filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles, says BMI has licensing agreements with other carriers.
Since BMI and other performing rights [...]
Video Sites: Vevo Launching, Hulu Expanding
Music video site Vevo has set a Dec. 8 launch date, while the already popular Hulu, which offers mostly films and TV shows, is gearing up to become a music destination.
Vevo has Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group on board, with YouTube powering the back-end video technology. A launch party will be held in [...]
Book Review: Appetite For Self-Destruction
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age by Steve Knopper (The Free Press, 2009)
Ever wonder how the music industry REALLY got into such a problem with the Internet, illegal downloads and all that? Well, this is the book for you.
Steve Knopper takes the reader on the journey to [...]
Google Making Music?
Outlets including TechCrunch are reporting that Google has a music service in the works. Possibly called Google Audio, the company has been securing licensing from major labels. No details on whether it will offer streaming, downloads, or both. Wired.com says the site, which includes a video component, could launch next week in the U.S. The [...]
Droid To Battle iPhone
It’s called Droid and it’s coming on strong, directly challenging the iPhone. Scheduled to be available on the Verizon network as early as Oct. 30, the new phone, which runs the Android 2.0 operating system is a technology partnership between Motorola, Verizon and Google.
Some of the new handset’s features include a 3.7-inch touch screen, a [...]
YouTube Music, Aristo Int’l Report, And Unpaid Royalties
YouTubers in the U.S. watched more than 10 billion videos during the month of August, many of which were music videos, reports the latest data from comScore. Worldwide, the site hit an all time high of 25 billion videos watched by 161 million pairs of eyes. The popularity of music related content on YouTube is clear [...]
Apple Updates iPod Lineup
Apple revealed some updates to its lineup of iPod devices at a press event today (9/9) in San Francisco, most notably a built-in video camera for the Nano. The Nano makeover will also include the addition of a built-in FM tuner as well as a larger screen and will be priced at $149 (8GB) and [...]
Tech Trail: Apple, Twitter, And Rock Band
Love And Theft’s Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles are active Twitter users and recently drew on the social networking site to connect with their fans on the release of their debut album, World Wide Open.
Last Tuesday, Love And Theft, or @LNTweet as they are known to their Twitter followers, Tweeted that they [...]
Love And Theft’s Multimedia Launch Week
With their debut album World Wide Open set for release tomorrow (8/25), Love And Theft’s Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles are preparing for a jam-packed launch week.
In addition to their Friday (8/21) performance of their Top 20 hit “Runaway” on NBC’s Today Show, Love And Theft can be seen in coming episodes [...]
Live Nation Giving Away Tickets Via Twitter
Twitter users are coming up with new ways to use the service all the time…the latest is contest giveaways.
During the month of August Live Nation is giving concert fans a chance to win the Ultimate Concert Access Pass, which allows the winner and a guest to attend any and every show at any and every [...]
Web Initiatives Help Nichols Support Troops, Single
Joe Nichols is supporting the troops as well as promoting his new single, “Believers,” with several viral initiatives.
While he was on a tour in Iraq performing for the servicemen and women, he had the video crew documenting the excursion also interview the soldiers about what they believe in. The result is a moving video posted [...]
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- They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton, Vetiver and more March 11, 2010
- Nashville bassist Billy Cox, Jimi Hendrix’s longtime friend and collaborator, recalls a guitar god who still casts a long shadow March 11, 2010
- Critics' Picks March 11, 2010
- David Bazan looks forward, looks back, takes questions March 11, 2010
- The Non-Commissioned Officers' Lake Fever Session March 15, 2010
- Pop-Culture Guru Chuck Klosterman Speaks Mar. 18 at MTSU; Also, He's Not an Arrogant Prick March 15, 2010
- Freakin' Weekend Opening Night at The Kitty Feat. JEFF the Brotherhood, Ben Steine's Money & More, 3/12/10 March 15, 2010
- Savoir Adore, Mon Khmer, Flora Shakespeare & De Novo Dahl at The End, 3/12/10 March 15, 2010
- Lambchop Playing Live in 3-D Mar. 21; Choose Your Arms-Crossed Avatar Now March 15, 2010
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