Myspace Records?

[GangstaBoogy]

Myspace Records To Be Launched By Mypsace & Interscope: MySpace, the leading lifestyle portal with more than 36 million members, has joined forces with Interscope Records to create MySpace Records, a new label and innovative model for the future of music development and marketing. The newly formed label will function with the flexibility and independence of an indie, sustained by the resources and strength of a major, enabling MySpace Records to support niche artists as well as break-through acts expected to become mainstream.

MySpace Records will leverage the website's 36 million member community to discover, sign and market emerging artists. By engaging and interacting with the impassioned online community, the new venture will connect the bands, their fans and the label in an unprecedented way. The label will tap into the website's booming online music network of more than 550,000 bands that use MySpace to post tour dates, respond to user comments and interact directly with their fans.

The first act to sign onto MySpace Records will be Hollywood Undead, a previously unknown band that emerged with a groundswell of fans directly from its usage of, and presence on, MySpace.com. In the past three months the band has leveraged its MySpace profile to develop a fan base of more than 65,000 friends that respond to blogs, send personalized comments and even show up to participate in offline events such as a recent video shoot in Hollywood.

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[Don Breezio]

I think its cool that myspace is throwin down a label...they have some incredible music on there...but i really hope they don't just focus on whats gonna be popular for radio and TV....they have some really good stuff on there that you would never see on MTV....the tracklist for the first compilation looks promising...some great bands on there...its kind of a bummer that half the shit has already been released...but its a good start

[white Boy]

not my cup of tea, but weezer is cool, and btw, if u buy the cd, u get 4 more pics on myspace!!!!!!!!!! gee wiz!

[$do11a biLL$]

what a faggot cd.. doesn't that Tom guy have enough money as it is??

[TuSlic]

he need to start fuckin with rap

[Turf Hitta]

LOL @ Myspace Records. Music just gets worse and worse with time.

[Don Breezio]

he need to start fuckin with rap

he will...he sent a message to everyone on myspace talking about the record label and comp....he also said that he's thinking the next 2 comps will be a screamo/hardcore (im excited to hear this...) and a hip hop/rap comp

[davida.b.]

he need to start fuckin with rap

he will...he sent a message to everyone on myspace talking about the record label and comp....he also said that he's thinking the next 2 comps will be a screamo/hardcore (im excited to hear this...) and a hip hop/rap comp

I'm eager for the rap compilation, lots of rappers have Myspace profiles (Krumbsnatcha, Bootcamp Click, Vordel Mega, One.Be.Lo, etc.)

[WestCoasta]

LOL @ Myspace Records. Music just gets worse and worse with time.

[Don Breezio]

i dont understand why people are saying this is bad....myspace has some of the most talented independent artists on there...what is so wrong with that?

[Sikotic™]

i dont understand why people are saying this is bad....myspace has some of the most talented independent artists on there...what is so wrong with that?

I know

[Javier]

I guess people think that myspace records are for members turning into artists lol

[Suga Foot]

I remember a while ago on siccness someone posted up the 'fine print' of the user agreement for artists on myspace.  It said something about by putting your music on the site, myspace reserves the right to use the music for commercial applications without paying the artist.  This was like 6-8 months ago.

[transmission]

I noticed yesterday that they are taking presells for the new myspace vol 1.  I am not knocking it at all, but I can see the used CD bins filled with those in 6 months. Compilations are the first to be sold.