Last.fm Adds 1M Listeners In A Week Via Xbox Live

Just a week ago the Xbox Live announced they were integrating Zune, Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm into its gaming platform. One million fans responded by creating custom radio stations on Last.fm. That's a million new users for Last.fm, and as Mashable points out it's almost 300 new users a minute during last week; which is according to Last.fm, is the biggest growth spurt they’ve had since launching 2002.

This success certainly offers a boost to Last.fm, as well as, to XBox Live's efforts to extend itself beyond gaming. But just as importantly, its a strong statement that fans want to hear the music they want, when they want delivered on the device of their choice. Mr. Record Exec, are you listening.?

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MOG All Access: Coming December 2nd

MOG will soon be unwrapping its All Access offering, well ahead of Christmas. The unveiling happens Wednesday, December 2nd, according to information shared with Digital Music News on Monday morning. In a pre-release discussion, the company promised a "revolutionary digital music subscription service," one that will "exceed all current music listening services" and carry a $5 monthly price point.

The company will attempt to lure subscribers with a free trial window, a taste that could convince music-focused fans to upgrade. The on-demand offering will feature millions of tracks, though MOG is still competing with free, ad-supported competitors like MySpace Music.

Still, MOG already courts a crowd of music addicts, many of whom are actively blogging. All four majors are on board with the launch, according to details re-confirmed by MOG.

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Report: Spotify Paid Lady Gaga $167 For 1M Plays

Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” was one of the most popular tracks for 5 months on Spotify; being played more than 1 million times. But according to reports this weekend, the Swedish Performing Rights Society only paid her $167. If true, it confirms other complaints from other artists like those of Swedish musican Magnus Uggla who pulled his music off Spotify declaring, "I'd prefer to be raped by Pirate Bay than played on Spotify".
Many in the music industry have been quick to declare that streaming, which appears to be a substitute for illegal downloading for some, will be their savior. But serious questions remain how long rights holders and artists should wait for a reasonable pay day.

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MySpace Music Overhauls Charts

MySpace has overhauled its music charts. Following a month after the addition of their Artist Dashboard, the new MySpace Music Charts are part of an effort to provide artists and users with more data and discovery options. "Over these past few months we’ve gone under the hood to take a closer look at the intelligence underlining the MySpace Music platform," says MySpace Music President Courtney Holt.

The new MySpace Music Charts include:

* Artist, Song, Album, and Video Charts across genres
* Charts by territory
* Links to friend and connect with artists they discover in the charts.
* New “Movers” section that highlights fastest rising artists and content across the network
* Artist contributed content
* Songs, albums, videos are available for free to stream for users in all territories

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Kerascene Music TV XV - Highwheel Records Special

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Special highlighting some of the artists on Chicago's Highwheel Records. Airiel - Sugar Crystals. Bang! Bang! - What We Need. Arks - The Center Of All Things. Walking Bicycles - Sympathy. highwheelrecords.com