Archive for Internet Music
You’re a (Not So) Mean One
There are countless odes to Santa, Rudolph, grandma, shoes, even donkeys, when it comes to songs for the season. If it will bring a tear to someone’s eye or a laugh into your throat, chances are it has been sung about in some capacity. Except for one fellow, and when his name comes up, depending on your age, some folks think of Boris Karloff while others envision Jim Carrey. That’s right. I’m talking about that fellow whose head wasn’t screwed on quite right, his shoes might have been too tight but it turned out his heart was two sizes too small --
YouTube Sensation: Kina Grannis
If you're already familiar with this artist, there are two possible reasons: 1. You use YouTube, and every now and then listen to newest YouTube artists who seem to have some potential or 2. You watched the Super Bowl XLII and have a very good memory of the commercials. What do these two conditions have in common? Kina Grannis. Grannis was the winner of the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. As a result, her video "Message From Your Heart" was featured during the Super Bowl XLII commercials. Thanks to the contest, Grannis landed a record deal with Interscope Records, but
Youtube Artist: Afraid of Everest
Nearly two years ago I posted an article entitled "Talent on Youtube." That was back in the day when I actually had time to just sit around, lackadaisically browse the pages, and spend hours listening to new music. Unfortunately, as a college student, I don't exactly have that kind of free time anymore. In fact, I rarely have time to listen to music at all. Yet, sometimes I just have to fit some music in to relax and take the intensity level down a couple notches; that's when I turn back to Youtube and an artist that
Th**k You, Cee Lo Green
Have you ever been a relationship that ended and, before your tissues dry, you see that ex-flame with a new piece of arm candy? You know that feeling: the couple really looks happy and in some weird way you feel happy for them but you are too upset to admit it. How do you express these feelings? For anyone that thought soul music and R&B were dead, well, Cee Lo Green has two words for you: f*** you.
Those two words are not only the best way to express your feelings in the scenario above, they are also the title
Those two words are not only the best way to express your feelings in the scenario above, they are also the title
VEVO
Sometimes, when looking for videos on Youtube, I came across videos that have had their soundtracks replaced due to copyright laws and other technicalities. Sometimes, the music videos are labeled with a special name: VEVO. Have you ever seen this and wondered what it was?
VEVO is a partnership between the Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. Artists working within any of these music companies have their music videos exclusively featured on VEVO. Other companies including EMI Music, ABKCO, Beggars Group, Big Machine Records, Concord Music Group, Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records,
VEVO is a partnership between the Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. Artists working within any of these music companies have their music videos exclusively featured on VEVO. Other companies including EMI Music, ABKCO, Beggars Group, Big Machine Records, Concord Music Group, Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records,
