The Republic Project, which offers one of the most interesting ways for artists to monetize their efforts that we have seen recently, is coming out of closed beta this week. Continue reading »

One year ago we reported that music-based social networking site Imeem was experiencing strong growth and making key deals with record labels. Our conclusion at the time was that "Imeem's Continue reading »

As reported in the LA Times' technology blog, the launch of Antigua-based media tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/gad-zookz_wto_to_allow_copyright_infringement.php'; tweetmeme_source = 'rww'; download site Zookz has raised the ire of the US trade Continue reading »

imeem, which describes itself as the "world's largest social music service," just told its community members that it plans to delete all photos and videos that users have uploaded to Continue reading »

Mufin, a music recommendation service we looked at a few times in the past, just released a stand-alone music player for Windows that combines some of the most interesting features Continue reading »

The Republic Project, a new online music business, officially launched its service this morning. At its core, the Republic Project reinvents the special edition music box set for the digital Continue reading »

A new charity effort called Twestival.fm, which bills itself as "a kind of Twitter-driven Live Aid", aims to raise $20,000 USD in 2 weeks using music donated by artists on Continue reading »

People's Music Store is a newly launched DIY online music store. It was created by the founder of MP3 reseller Bleep.com, Ged Day. People's Music Store styles itself as "the Continue reading »

Band Metrics is a new semantic web application, currently in private beta but about to go public, which aims to give musicians the ability to measure the success of their Continue reading »

If you're into electronica, you've likely grabbed some sets from your favorite DJs. And while DJ sets are a great way to get fresh content from some of your favorite Continue reading »