Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] internet-only songs and Cringley's prediction

["Vern Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Internet only songs can be found on sites like CD Baby and MP3.com. I have seen a few artists release songs only on the internet, they usually make them available through their website only.

 

Most Internet only songs are independent music and as such most of it sucks. It is not always a case of the songwriting being poor, but most musicians cannot produce their own recordings. Consider it kind of like proof-reading, it is very hard to look objectively at something that you are so close to.

 

Additionally, I think Napster and iTunes have Internet only music available as well from time to time. It really has not caught on yet though.

 

On 1/6/07, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

Cringley has his predictions for next year and a review of his results for
last year here:

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070105_001440.html

One of his predictions for next year:

   No one DRM technology emerges as the winner and the RIAA begins to back
   off as it loses a few legal cases. Still, no Internet-only song wins a
   Grammy or is even recognized as existing.

This raises some obvious questions for me:  Where do we find internet-only
songs?  Are their sites that keep records of which internet-only songs are
most listened to or most liked or somesuch?

The Grammys are an industry event, so they will focus on the money-makers
just like the Academy Awards focus on money-making films (i.e., Hollywood,
where they hold the award show).  I don't expect that to change, but it
should be possible to find a way to keep track of success of internet-only
musical works and to have an award-show, perhaps broadcast on internet
only, that helps to promote those songs and artists.  If there is no money
in it, it won't happen, but there is always some money (ad revenue, at
least) in such things.

So what's going on with this?  I couldn't find anything all that
satisfying in my Google search and Wikipedia search.

Mike

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