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iLike has announced the release of a Local Concerts iPhone app as well as 250 musical artist apps.
So I checked out their iPhone app services for artists and discovered that, right now, you can get in for $99 which is an incredible deal. Plus, you get marketing support from iLike as well as their support getting it on the iPhone app store, which is no small matter.
I've been trying to keep an eye on the turnkey services for blogs and websites and, so far, all the options that run off rss feeds and other cost cutting approaches started at around $500 to $1000 which, for me, would be an investment that I would feel like I needed to monetize in some form, though, for others, that would be a legitimate marketing expense.
But $99? That's about what it would cost to distribute a press release via PR Web and, especially at this stage, I bet an indie hip hop act could get some press off simply launching an iPhone app. In any case, that's an amazing deal for what they appear to be offering.
Free Last Train To Paris iPhone App
The Land of Diddy has released a free Last Train To Paris iPhone App and not a moment too soon with Diddy's 6th album, Last Train To Paris, due September 22nd.
The app includes an interesting, interactive development process which sets the stage for a summer update:
"Users are able to upload their own photos and stories to a train image mosaic, which will be included into a larger, richer application out this summer. You'll be able to zoom in, view individual photos, read the stories, and literally be a part of the movement."
For better or for worse, Diddy does not disappoint and I love the fact that this album was announced in February with an "electro-hip-hop soul funk" sound. That's long range planning right there in terms of both music trends and marketing.
Of course, the sound can change and the tracks can be switched up but the marketing must continue because Diddy has no choice but to debut at no. 1. Like all the big players, when that run ends, the downturn begins.
Actually, I'll be interested to see how he handles not debuting at no. 1, whenever that occurs. It will clash with his ego and image, yet, like Jay-Z, I think he has the potential to be one of those cats that grows old gracefully, whether or not he welcomes the transition.
Interesting piece on Mexican artists using cellphones to establish themselves in the crossborder Mexican community:
"As most sectors of the music industry scramble to cope with the way the Internet and online stores like iTunes have changed how music is distributed and consumed, the regional Mexican industry is focused elsewhere, on the power of the cellphone as both a one-stop music source and a symbol of working-class immigrant identity. This is no small news, considering that in the United States regional Mexican music — the term is an industry label that groups together norteño, ranchera, banda and other traditional styles — is responsible for close to 60 percent of all Latin sales, outperforming all other genres of Latin music, including pop and tropical."
"Tube" Commercial for Nokia 5800 XPressMusic Phone
Featuring M/A/R/R/S' Pump Up The Volume with the "pump up the volume" sample from Eric B. & Rakim.
Via SylviaAdGirl.
More background info at Coloribus.
Not so funny Vanilla Ice "viral" for Virgin Mobile's Right Music Wrongs campaign.
Site currently down.
Via Advert Fan.
Soulja Boy - Kiss Me Thru The Phone
In honor of Soulja Boy's return to the Top 10 here's the Kiss Me Thru The Phone music video.
Kiss Me Thru The Phone iPhone App
EpicTilt developed and released a Kiss Me Thru The Phone iPhone App for Valentine's Day that Soulja Boy demoed in the following video.
Soulja Boy Demoes Kiss Me Thru The Phone iPhone App
This week Soulja Boy followed the release of his first iPhone App with the free Tellem.TV iPhone/iPod Touch App.
Tellem.TV iPhone/iPod Touch App
Soulja Boy, the manic sprite that keeps on giving!
Lil Wayne and AT&T will be premiering his new single, Prom Queen, on Facebook tomorrow:
Should the bourgie residents of Facebook prepare themselves for the ensuing rush of folks they might typically associate with MySpace?
Or should we prepare for a whole new group of Lil Wayne fans to start annoying their corporate coworkers with Prom Queen ringtones?
I can't wait to find out cause, either way, there goes the neighborhood!
And I just can't hate on that.
Strike scene, demo by the author, Amaury Hazan
Via Jason Kincaid at Techcrunch:
RjDj Continues To Be The Most Trippy App On The iPhone (And I Love It)
For more: rjdj.me
ProHipHop is again offering its full content via Newstex' Blogs on Demand, which means that ProHipHop is now available for the Amazon Kindle.
To be honest, the closest I've come to seeing a Kindle is on the web but, hey, if they managed to squeeze us in there, we're all for it!
On a related note, though I have great difficulty imagining it happening, it strikes me that the Kindle could break through to widespread adoption if they could get a deal with the Apple Store to be featured. While such is true of many devices, the Kindle would really fit that context nicely.
Guess that's another reason to assume that when Amazon's Kindle is ready for the masses, or vice versa, Apple's iKindle would soon follow.
Prohiphop.mobi now offers full feeds of ProHipHop, Hip Hop Press and Weekly Hip Hop Albums. I'll be adding more with the launch of Hip Hop PR Wire.
Haven't seen it on a phone yet but the iPhone preview looks cool online!
Jason Kincaid feels the power of the RjDj.
Crate Kings points to news of the Dubreq iStylophone.
A.M.P. - Automated Music Personality
Finally, Tiger Electronics and SEGA Toys have created a "mobile robotic music companion that revolutionizes how and where you listen to music."
"Now you can kick that old stereo to the curb! Remote control operated and easy to use, just plug in any MP3 player into A.M.P. Automated Music Personality and secure your MP3 player in the case located securely on his back..."
"Take control and be the DJ as A.M.P. Automated Music Personality becomes a virtual mixing deck. His distinctive touch pads serve as a way to layer different sound effects and scratches over your tunes..."
"Controlling A.M.P. Automated Music Personality is easy. Make him dance, watch him roll- it's up to you! Using the remote, you can easily manage all of his movements and cycle through his five different modes: Dance, Track, Drive, Park and Follow."
But wait! There's more!
Official Site:
A.M.P. Robot
[Photo Courtesy Business Wire]
Zune Pass Commercial
I wanted to be sure and post a couple of the Zune Pass Promo subscription commercials featuring N.E.R.D.'s Spaz cause the end may be near.
I admit I haven't been a big Microsoft fan but Zune's embrace of hip hop for promotional purposes won me over. I may not want a Zune but I feel this weird sadness at the thought of no more Zune Live at the BBQ events cause they had some great hip hop programming.
Zune Pass Commercial: Stacks
Here's the Stacks commercial which is a bit cooler and so you may have seen it on many other blogs.
Or maybe on tv? I wouldn't know. I'm not really up on television.
But I'm a huge fan of barbecue marketing!
Related ProHipHop Coverage:
Bun B & Swizz Beats Kick Off Zune Takeover 2
Bun B On The Road With Zune, II Trill Due 4/29
Over at Hip Hop Press:
Zune Fires Up Live at the BBQ
AT&T: Celebrate Spring Commercial
1stAveMachine created the above commercial for AT&T using the opening to Lupe Fiasco's Daydreamin' featuring Jill Scott.
Related videos at Blogs Is Watching.
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