Deezer (formerly known as BlogMusik)

FYI, those very cool single song widgets that I was embedding in my blog posts don't seem to work anymore. I've emailed Deezer and posted on their forum and hopefully the mini-widgets be working again shortly, but for the moment we're SOL. (By the way, is it just me or is the name "Deezer" way sillier and far less relevant than "BlogMusik"?)

Music Download Lawsuit

So how much of that $9,250 per song do you think the artists are actually going to see? My guess is zip, zilch, nada. I think it's pretty safe to assume that it's only the big record companies that are benefitting from this which is why I think it's such a ridiculous ruling.

P.S. Sorry for the complete lack of posts after the end of the Canadian Idol season. My September just got insanely busy. But I'll try to get back to regular posting soon, and I will try to make time to post about some less commercial aspects of the music industry.

The Perils of Online Song Lyrics

This news video makes some interesting points about song lyrics sites in general and Yahoo Music specifically. Unlike many song lyrics sites, there is no danger of spyware with Yahoo Music; unfortunately Yahoo Music doesn't let you copy the lyrics. Watch the video for an intelligent discussion about the issues involved: