... and albums. Just how are these songs found though? The Internet has transformed our lives to a more social connection. Tom, the creator of MySpace, has been a big part of independent musician's lives, rather they acknowledge that or not. MySpace is an Internet phenomenon connecting individuals all over the world. Profile owners search out people and now music bands, and add them as ... tag field, musician's list their titles as well as who they sound like in various music genres. Independent music has proven to be successful using the Internet. Found off of MySpace for an ABC TV series,...

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... of the internet, it is no longer necessary to have a recording contract to release an album. Just ask VH1 You Oughta Know artist Ingrid Michaelson. She was first discovered off MySpace and her songs were included in an Old Navy commercial and on several Grey's Anatomy episodes. She still to this day is not signed even after being featured on VH1 ... album to digital retailers such as Napster, AmazonMP3, Rhapsody, and all iTunes around the world for a small fee. The rest is up to the artist. With profile sites such as MySpace (which they have a musicians profile as well) and Facebook, it...

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... adverts after every couple song plays. For an artist or band who are unsigned in the digital world, it's a lot easier for them to show the world their music. With Myspace, artist such as Arctic Monkeys and Lily Allen were able to get their name out there. Which previously would've been much harder without record label help to promote them ... ...

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