MySpace has been nothing less than a Internet phenomenon.  Upon perusing the millions of tracks that have been posted to MySpace music, it’s interesting to note that many of the bands that were swept up in the initial excitement are no longer active (or their music was downloaded only a handful of times).  Check it out yourself.  Go to MySpace Music (www.myspace.com/music), click on one of the “Top Genres” at the bottom of the page, then choose “Directory”, and then randomly choose an artist.  Listen to a couple of their tracks and then click on “Statistics”.  There are thousands of artists whose “total plays” are in the low hundreds.  Not many paid downloads will result from that.

It’s simply getting more difficult to cut through the clutter on MySpace.  And most people who actually purchase music are still going to iTunes, eMusic, or other digital stores to buy their tracks.

So what’s the point?  No doubt you still need a MySpace presence.  But if you’re not on iTunes and other top digital stores, you’re never going to truly make it big.  You’re still going to get that annoying question from your brother-in-law: “Hey, are you on iTunes?”

Tags: digital music store, music genre, myspace music

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