Gaga insanity update #4

7digital One-Ups iTunes

Online MP3 retailer 7digital and Warner Records today announced a new deal that will give 7digital the broadest European coverage of any outlet. Warner, which converted to an all-digital catalog recently, is allowing the retailer to offer high quality downloads of its tracks not only online, but in a number of shops around the EU. Unlike iTunes, 7digital was never bogged down with DRM issues, and seems to have largely side-stepped international licensing concerns. Now that 7digital is available in more European countries than iTunes, the startup certainly seems the retailer to beat. All the details are here.

Your Thursday mid-table R&B Fix

Jade Ewen did not win Eurovision. But she did make a video for an okay song that sounds a lot like a song that would have come out about five years ago. Beware, though, listeners...it's a guilty pleasure grower.



Out on Polydor later this fall.

Things that are BRILLIANT-ER

This new Dragonette song is quite amazing, isn't it?




Yes it is. Then again, that's just par for the course for the band...

Also, kudos to the Saturday Night Fever edit. A media degree put to good use.

Things that are BRILLIANT

That is all.


From their new (AMAZING) album 'Declaration of Independence' on EMI/Astralworks/Kindercore, out Oct 2.

Robbie Killed the Video Star

Stop everything. Put down your work/hobby/child and pay attention because Robbie Williams has announced a 'big comeback' after shuffling off to LA to study breast implants. 'Reality Killed the Video Star' is out November 9, while the lead single 'Bodies' hits October 12, both on EMI.

But wait, you exclaim, Robbie was supposed to be rejoining Take That for some kind of glorious world tour where I could bust out my TT sleeping bag and weep like I was 13 again.

Yes, we thought so too. :(

The new Mariah album will be even tackier than expected

Mariah's label is hoping that her tunes sell more than just sex and earplugs. Apparently her new album 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel' (don't get me started again) will include a 34-page booklet with advertisements for things like champagne (because Mariah fans love to drink) and the Bahamas (because they like to drink in beautiful tropical places). The plan is part of the effort to bring the Majors back into the black, but there's something a little disturbing about the whole thing. This month's Billboard magazine has more, or check out digitalspy's article here

A very important message:

Metric continues to put out mind-blowingly good songs even though no one is listening.





Please start listening. Thanks.