Monday, 25 February 2013

5 Facts about music online today


  1. Itunes No. 1 - Justin Timberlake 'Mirrors'
  2. Justin Bieber is most followed twitter user, 34,990,531 followers
  3. Rihanna is the most illegally downloaded artist ever in America
  4. PSY "Gangnam Style" most watched video on YouTube, 1,355,901,463
  5. Rihanna most popular artist on Facebook


Monday, 11 February 2013

Warner Music Group

  • Parent company - Access Industries
  • Other industries owned by Access Industries: TNK-BP (oil company), Top Up TV (Discovery Channel, Cartoon Network), Net1 (mobile broadband in Scandinavia) and real estate in the US.
  • Warner Music Group record labels: Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Records, Atlantic Records
  • Warner Bros. Records, use of online media:
Official Website: Links to their other online sites such as Twitter and Youtube, latest news, links to online store.

Facebook and Twitter: Used to promote their artists, information about new releases, award shows (the Grammys) etc.

Youtube: Music videos, artist interviews etc.

Online Store: buy music, merchandise (clothes and accessories) 

  • Green Day online presence:
Official Website: News, links to other sites, videos, sound clips, tour info, pictures, link to online store.

Itunes: Buy their music

Instagram: An app for phones and tablets, available for Apple and Android devices, share photos using filters.

Youtube: They have a Youtube page which has their music videos, link to buy album.


Twitter: Links to Amazon sales, music videos, ticket sales for tours

Online Store: Merchandise, music etc.