Monday, December 1, 2008

The music market under blog influence

A recent post on the music blog on Relevantmagazine.com brought up the state of the music industry, how there is so much music being distributed through means like MySpace that fragmentation of the market follows.

The author, Seth Hurd of Shine.fm, a Chicago Christian radio station, brings up intriguing statistics from his inside vantage point.

He also points out that traditional media outlets like Rolling Stone and MTV are playing less of a role in determining which songs and artists succeed, with blogs holding more sway in influencing listeners.

So how do you find out about new music?

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