Google+ has become the social media platform of choice for many musicians, with its Hangouts video chat feature and new Hangouts On Air feature, which enables users to post content from Hangouts to YouTube where it can be seen by millions worldwide. Many independent artists are taking advantage of this technology in new and innovative ways, completely changing the way music is created, performed and shared. “We have been amazed to see this incredibly active and passionate community of music... [Read more]

Whether or not it seals Katy Perry’s reputation as the Queen of Pop or just signals the increased buying power of teenage girls is irrelevant. The fact is that the 26-year-old Katy Perry has tied the then 29-year-old Michael Jackson for number one Billboard singles off of one album with five from Teenage Dream. Jackson achieved the feat in 1987, surprisingly not with Thriller but with Bad. Jackson purists may argue that Perry is a talentless hack who had a leg up because of the Internet... [Read more]