There is a newbie on the internet music scene, and its name is OurStage.com. Do we need another one? And what makes it different?
OurStage.com is centred around a competition principle. Artists can win monthly prizes, as decided by the fans.
It works per channel, eg per style of music, and artists can upload music and video.  You have channel winners, […]

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Last.fm has struck a deal with all the major record labels to be able to play legally full length tracks, free of charge for the end user but with royalties paid to musicians. How does it work? Advertising revenue. The good news for independent musicians? Anyone with music on last.fm can get royalties, you do […]

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“Musicians & songwriters yearbook” is for the UK market, as opposed to “Songwriter’s market” which is for the USA.
I find it a lot more useful than the “Unsigned Guide”, and it’s a lot cheaper too.  The articles are well written and the layout is pretty neat and clear.
Before buying it, however, i couldn’t find anywhere […]

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