
MySpace Records should find an immediate audience in users of the Web site
that spawned it. MySpace, founded
as an online community where members could share their likes and dislikes,
has become a heavily
trafficked home for musicians and music fans of all stripes.
Boasting
more than 35 million members, MySpace sports pages for more than 550,000 artists
and bands. According to ComScore Media Metrix, it was the No. 4 Web domain in
August in terms of page views, ranking behind Yahoo, eBay and MSN and ahead of
Hotmail, Google and AOL.
The major labels have come to understand the wisdom
of promoting their acts on MySpace: This year, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Weezer,
Nine Inch Nails, the Black Eyed Peas and Death Cab for Cutie, among others, have
promoted their new releases with album world premieres and music streaming on
the site. All those titles enjoyed debuts at or near the top of the Billboard 200. Madonna's new album, "Confessions on a
Dance Floor," due Nov. 15, will be streamed exclusively on the site.
Wow. That is pretty darn funny news right there. I....don't know what to say.
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