As we’ve seen in the past, a music video can launch a band into the indie stratosphere when shared in the online space — YouTube even got hip to the trend with its Musician’s Wanted program. This state of affairs got us wondering: How do some of today’s…

Universal Music Group will drop the prices on the majority of its new CD releases to between six and 10 dollars. This plan — dubbed the Velocity program — will go into effect in the second quarter of this year. UMG hopes this plan will at least slow the serious decline…

Universal Music Group has debuted a new Guitar Hero -like music simulation game for the iPhone . Priced at $4.99 and available in the App Store right now, it’s called Six String [iTunes link]. The emphasis is on a more realistic and deeper guitar-playing experience than you get in …

Amid the considerable sound and fury of SXSW, on-demand music-streaming subscription service MOG announced the launch of its impending mobile app for iPhone and Android . The mobile service will launch in the early second quarter of this year for a $10 per month fee, which also includes on-demand desktop streaming…

Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s “ Telephone ” video went ultra viral after it premiered on Vevo last week, and now a new cover of the jam has blown up (albeit on a smaller scale): Enter “Telephone” (the super twee, adorable version ), by Pomplamoose. You might remember Pomplamoose (a.k.a. musicians Jack…

Chatroulette has had its share of stormtroopers and Jon Stewart parodies , but now there’s a new star on the block: the Chatroulette improv piano player. The webcam network has quickly ascended to become one of the web’s biggest phenomenons. The anonymous webcam network, estimated to be made up of 71% males, 15% …

Ever since Owen Van Natta stepped down as CEO of MySpace last month, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding the future of the social networking site. Can it function with two co-presidents? Can it turn things around and restart its growth? Can it remake and re-imagine itself for today&#…

For years now we have all found solace and joy in Charlie Schmidt ’s “Keyboard Cat,” a musically inclined feline with Beethoven-sick skills and a mischievous mien. Now, a new kitty is on the scene: Bento. And believe you me, this Cat’s got synth-drenched magic…

Greg Rollett runs a music marketing company from his laptop in Orlando, FL. He is an advocate of the New Music Economy and very hopeful that artists can still live the rock star lifestyle in the digital age. Connect with Greg on Twitter, @g_ro. Today’s musicians, both mainstream and …

Fresh off having the most popular music video in YouTube/Vevo’s history (“Bad Romance” with 140 million views and counting), Lady Gaga’s latest – “Telephone” – featuring Beyonce, has made its debut on the Web. The video is choc-full-o Lady Gaga shock value, and at more than 9 minutes in …