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Billboard magazine is modifying the manner it rates musicon its Hot 100 singles chart to consider online radio and music streamingservices like Spotify and Rhapsody, as a response to a big change in musicconsumption.

 “It’s so importantthat we are vigilant in recognizing a changing marketplace almost constantlythese days,” Bill Werde, Billboard’s editorial director, said on Wednesday.“When you look at these streaming subscription services, even in the last year,you really see how they have come of age and I just think the time is now to dothis.”

The chart’s technique has been improved various timessince it was set up in the late 1950s. In those days hits were decided bykeeping track of jukebox plays, spins by radio DJs and gross sales at recordstores. Since the late 1990s, the Hot 100 has been dependent mostly on radioplays and electronic sales.

But streaming sites like Spotify and Pandora have beengrowing fast in recent years, and have increased even more in the last fewmonths. The number of streams on six of the most significant services went upto 494 million in the week ending March 4, from 300 million a week at thebeginning of the year, says Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.

“The growth we are seeing this year is prettytremendous,” said Chris Muratore, a vice president in Nielsen’s entertainmentdivision. “The consumption is just enormous.”

This Thursday Billboard will start to releasing a new hitlist called On-Demand Songs — that will rate singles based on the frequencythey are accessed on sites like Rdio, MuveMusic, Slacker, MOG, Rhapsody, andSpotify. The new data will then be folded into the Hot 100 chart, along withtallies of streams from sites like Yahoo, Myspace, Guvera and Akoo. The chart’snew methodology, first reported in The Wall Street Journal, still gives thegreatest weight to sales, followed by radio play, and then online streaming.

Mr. Werde said that on first glance the difference in thenew chart would seem subtle, with songs rising and falling a few notches,depending on the listening habits of fans. That is because most onlinelisteners still tend to stream radio hits or top-selling singles.

Still, the new formula will reshuffle the order of mostof the Top 10 when it is introduced with Thursday’s chart, he said.

The new system gives more prominence to electronic dancemusic composers, like Skrillex, Avicii and M-83, whose online fame has yet totranslate into airplay.

“There is definitely a class of stars in the on-demandspace that are driven more by buzz and word of mouth than radio,” Mr. Werdesaid. “Skrillex would be the king of this.”

Some hits may stick around longer, too, Mr. Werde added.

“Radio gets the big hit, then winds it down and moveson,” he said. “But if these songs are really beloved in the on-demand streamingspace, they continue to have a longer shelf life.”

During times of natural calamity and disaster, radio is the easily accessible medium.

The earthquake in Negros Oriental, Philippines this month sent shockwaves of  panic amongst ill-prepared citizens and government agencies. Radio, was the readily available medium, since electricity cut off could no longer provide people access to TV or the internet.

Unfortunately, radio failed to keep people composed and informed. In Cebu City, a storm of panicked people rushed from the coastal area to higher grounds after hearing a "supposed" tsunami warning.

Radio stations broke the news, but was unsuccessful in calming the public. 

When no words were heard from city officials, they could have initiated an confirming interview from the authorities.

For countries like the Philippines where natural disasters like earthquakes are prevalent, radio stations must be in the front line in providing informative content to its listeners about how to be prepared during such events.

To be fair, some radio stations were careful with what they broadcast, but misinformation and panic had overridden the thoughts of people, something which could have been prevented.

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Radio imaging service RadioJinglesVIP.com had just released new sweepers themed after the recent 2012 Brit Awards.

Showcased are sweepers theme around Adele's controversial reaction after speech was being cut off by host.

Also showcased are the winning artists of the Brits, including international artists Rihanna and Bruno Mars.

Ed Sheeran, is also on the spotlight.

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Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model.

In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time. Houston was also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.

On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in her guest room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California, of causes not immediately known. News of her death, the day before the 2012 Grammy Awards, dominated American and international media.

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NASA indeed has launched an online radio station, but they’re not broadcasting from space though. It’s called Third Rock Radio and the slogan goes “America’s Space Station.”

The radio station runs on a rock and alternative format showcasing rocks from independent artists.

The said project is a collaboration between RFC Media and the NASA.

"NASA constantly is looking for new and innovative ways to engage the public and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers," said David Weaver, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Communications, in a statement.

“On THIRD ROCK, you’ll hear New Rock of all kinds, including a whole galaxy full of new music that seems to go largely unexplored by ordinary radio.” – RFC Media Website.

Third Rock Radio can be heard via the NASA website or at RFC’s website.

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Following the launch of the i0S Siri a few monthsearlier, a startup company based in Argentina has launched a speech-based programbuilt for Android phones this time, but focusing on Twitter.

It’s called The Social Radio App.

Note that this is different from the Myxer Social Radio (mixer.fm)

Myxer is a mobile-desktop radio platform that works like Pandora or spotify,only social-network based. You need a Facebook account and a US location to beable to sign up.

The Social Radio app is different. It turns your Tweetsinto spoken audio and streams them all like radio.

Led by CEO Roberto Gluck, the team, composed of iPhone, Android programmers anda sound engineer, launched a beta version earlier this month through their sitewww.thesocialradio.com.

Available from the Android Market, once installed, itwill read all your tweets in your timeline or choose to sort by topics or list.

It provides a number of benefits for Twitter users; itreads your updates while you’re driving or doing something else on the computer(since it also has a web version), a multi-tasking buddy it is.

It can even stream music from your own device’s library or through Google musicin between tweets.

It can speak different languages like English, French, Spanishand Portuguese. The app is still on a beta version so you can expect things tobe improved.

Among its limitations are:

Limited Language and Vocabulary/Dictionary– not all languages are available and it still has a hard time reading webslangs or terms. In fact, it reads GMAIL as g-m-a-i-l.

Abbreviated Words– it also has trouble reading abbreviated words like “srsly” which means “seriously”.

No Talk Backfeature – unlike Siri, Social Radio doesn’t let you talk back, so when itencounters tweets with links, you can’t check them out.

Intelligent streaming – if youchoose to stream your updates based on the timeline, you may get a streaming ofrandom content which is why streaming by topics or list is preferable.

Not Yet On iPhone – at least fornow, as mentioned earlier, their team is composed of an iOS developer, so wecan expect an iPhone version in the near future.

There is still a lot of room for improvements for thisapplication, but the ideas are promising. One day the team can even incorporatethis on Facebook, which is great because updates on Facebook are moreconversational and abbreviation-less.

The Social Radio App can be downloaded here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.thesocialradio

You can find a huge number of radio stations to listen to online covering every genre of music imaginable, and every topic under the sun. Being able to use the internet to listen to radio stations means that you are able to tune in to broadcasts from all over the world and access programming that you would not otherwise be able to hear. Antenna is a free Adobe AIR app that makes it easier than ever to find new radio stations.

If you already listen to a local or national radio station, the chances are that there is an online stream available for you to take advantage of on your computer. But the beauty of the internet is that you are able to access content from the other side of the world, and this is a great way to discover new music. However, it can be difficult to find new stations to listen to, and Antenna can help you in this department.

Rather than having to search for stations by name, you can use an interactive map and a series of icons driven options to home in on the type of station you are looking for. Being Adobe AIR based, the App can be used on a range of platforms but it is the ease with which stations can be found that is particularly pleasing. It is possible to search for stations by name, by the map and icon based search options are more appealing.

You can click on country flags to filter stations by language or country, and you also have the ability to filter by genre. Having filtered to this extend you can then order the search results by the bit rate at which they are broadcast and the reliability of the stream. As added bonuses, it is possible to rate and ‘favorite’ stations for easy access, and even record broadcasts without the need for additional software.

Verdict:

One of the most easy to use online radio tools available, with plenty of options to make this worthy of your attention.

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Remember when Blockbuster was THE video store? Remember how Borders was THE store to finally give Barnes and Noble some competition? So what happened? They did not adapt fast enough to changing times.

Next, I believe it will be Facebook giving way to Google Plus. And I think it's going to happen fast. Sure, it will take a while for it to catch on BUT, it took me every bit of 5 minutes to get sold on Google plus.

Here is why: What is Facebooks biggest downside? It puts all your contacts in one category- whether you like it or not. So you might want to share some programming tip with your radio buddies. But your Aunt Jennie, your kid at college and your buddy at church is going to see it to. And you might want to share that goofy photo of your eight year old making snow angels. Seriously, do your radio buddies care? Some do. Most don't. That has bugged me to no end since I joined Facebook. (and frankly- keeps me from sharing many times- since I can't control who it goes to.)

No more. Done. History! Over. Google Plus gets rid of all that. In their VERY easy to set up page, you drag people to various circles. So now, my radio contacts WILL only get info about some cool programming tips. And my son at college will not.

I still remember the FIRST day I signed up for Facebook. I said to my friends, "is there any way that I can just send radio info. to just radio people?" "Nope." was the answer. "Facebook can't do that." It goes to everybody. (Ok, somebody did tell me that it "could" be done. But I could never figure it out. )

AND another bonus: you don't have to look through EVERY post of all the groups at one time. By clicking which "stream" you want to see, you will see ONLY what your radio buddies are saying..or ONLY what your church friends are saying, or ONLY what your family is saying. ANOTHER win over Facebook! (no more wasting time looking at 50 goofy worthless posts- just to see the ones you REALLY want to see!

SO- what does this mean for you as a radio station? Well, when it catches on, (and it's happening fast) You as a radio station will put ALL your listeners in a listener catagory. And they will ONLY get info from you representing your station. NOTE: You can still share personal items: like your vacation photos etc. Your listeners will want to see things like that. BUT- it won't be going to everyone else.

NOW, how can this make a difference in the Christian radio industry? It is the FIRST time the ALL Christian radio folks can talk as a group together. Have a job opening? Post it- to you "radio station" circle contacts. (and your brother in Miami won't see it.) Need a job? well, you will be in contact with many radio folks across the country...and as they say, "it's not what you know, it's who you know.

Enough said. Sign up for Google Plus today (and no. I am not getting paid to say this.) I am just VERY excited about this new social media page. (After signing up, look for Rick McConnell and contact me so I can put you on my list of radio friends!

By: Rick McConnell

Originally posted on Monumental Studios,Denver Colorado

Sony Music announced the launching of a new feature to that will added onto the Music Unlimited service.

The service is called MyChannels. It's basically an internet radio feature that allows the user to stream music and create the station based on the artist they prefer.

The service works pretty much like that of Zune's or of Pandora's. Your choice of artist and the genre will dictate the system on what songs or artists to play.

Sony Music boasts of a 10 million track library and is available to every Sony hardware that has access to Music Unlimited.

Such gadgets are the PC, Blu-Ray Playres and home theater systems, Bravia TV 2010 and 2011, and PS3.