http://www.last.fm/music/Elliott+Yamin/?autostart=1


New, revised launch of label-supported Internet Radio/Video/Download site.
Stream Elliott and let them know he has serious fans.
Leave a comment, get the numbers up!...


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from Gizmodo:

"Web 2.0 musicmeister Last.FM and CBS's "unprecedented new service" is a leveled-up Last.fm: It is "the most complete, licensed music catalog" in the world with music from all four major labels and 150,000 indie labels, or what they're calling "the world's best jukebox." It's all available on demand (right now!) without logging in, is free (banner ad-supported) and now plays full tracks from artists you can search for directly—internet radio on 'roids, basically."


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Full press details, via Yahoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_af...bs_080123220643


BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7205147.stm

Thanks for posting OG, but I'm having a little trouble with videos and songs being "available." Also, his Bio could use an upgrade. Any E-Trainer want to volunteer?

consider it an opening act....ALL labels and most indies have signed up; if it's not available yet, it soon will be.

and, yes, who has the Elliott bio down pat to do the re-write?

How's this:

Elliott Yamin (born Efraym Elliott Yamin on July 20, 1978) is an American singer who is best known for the hit single "Wait for You" and for being the second runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol. On March 20, 2007, he released his self-titled debut album, which sold 90,000 copies its first week and debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. He is credited for the highest selling debut of an independent artist in SoundScan history. The album was certified Gold in October 2007. He completed a nine month tour in late 2007, which included clubs and theaters across the U.S., as well as shows in Canada, the Philippines, and Malaysia. His single "Wait for You" was #11 on the year-end Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart and has sold more than 800,000 copies. Please check out his Myspace page or www.etrainstation.com for updated information.

Awesome Klo!!

The I-Squad bio is pinned in "The Man" forum but it's a little on the long side and I think Klo's shortened version is more fitting.

http://etrainstation.com/index.php?showtopic=9170

etrainers let's boost Elliott's plays in last.fm! I'm a member there, my username is tjvalerio and Elliott is one of my top artists. You could increase his plays by scrobbling his songs when you listen to music on the computer or even your ipod :)

Sounds like a plan!
But...scrobbling...is that a word? Seriously? :hide:

When I try to stream this morning, a window popped up saying

We’re sorry, but you’ve reached the limit for free plays of Elliott Yamin – Wait For You.

We’re beta testing our free tracks service, and will be offering a subscription service with unlimited plays soon.

From the press release:

Last.fm limits to three the number of times any listener can play a particular song, referring them on the fourth try to iTunes, Amazon or another online music seller to buy the work.

Also from the press release (off topic, but interesting):

Last.fm also announced an "artist royalty" deal for musicians with no record label ties. Unsigned artists can upload their songs to Last.fm, which will pay them each time someone listens to their music.

LOL, I'm starting to see the web entity being nothing more than a combination of youtube, myspace and the newer Napster idea, heck you have to throw in Google too. They either steal/borrow or share from the same idea. Guess the originators do deserve the money they've made from it. Some great ideas combined.


I noticed the videos shown, are all Elliott too. Not someone singing an Elliott song (although I may have missed some). I wonder how much of this is done manually or with search? Anyway, I'm glad they limit the amount of listening time and push for sales.

You've been on there for quite some time now...totally awesome! Your name looked so familiar and thought you were an Etrainer...looked you up here and voila! Anyway, I also registered the other day and have been in communication with other E-Fans from Europe (who were not aware that Elliott is going there for a USO Tour) and directed them to his Myspace and the Etrain!

I'm nanassetta. I've been a member for a year! Glad to finally really use it!

CBS reports early success with Last.fm music streaming
CNET Blogs - Cupertino,CA,USA
That suggests that existing Last.fm visitors are indeed tuning into the new music offering, but that it might not be boosting membership numbers quite yet. ...

http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9858298-36.html

January 25, 2008 11:11 AM PST
CBS reports early success with Last.fm music streaming
Posted by Caroline McCarthy

Fresh off launching an ad-supported streaming music service for its Last.fm property, CBS Interactive is already touting success.

According to a release from CBS on Friday, there were 85 percent more unique listeners on Last.fm on Wednesday, January 23--the day that CBS Corporation and Last.fm announced the service--than there had been on the previous Wednesday. The next day, Thursday, saw an 80 percent increase from the previous Thursday, which CBS took as evidence that it wasn't just a single-day phenomenon.

Last.fm had previously offered streaming music primarily in 30-second clips. But thanks to licensing agreements with all four major music labels, the social music service now allows users to stream a song three times for free before being given the option to purchase the song at a number of digital music stores.

Actual traffic to Last.fm hasn't jumped quite so much: CBS reports 27 percent more unique visitors and 45 percent more page views over the same time period. That suggests that existing Last.fm visitors are indeed tuning into the new music offering, but that it might not be boosting membership numbers quite yet. Claiming early success, however, is important PR for CBS: many have lost faith in ad-supported streaming music. Once hyped as the solution to both peer-to-peer piracy and the iTunes monopoly, enthusiasm has faded as start-ups like SpiralFrog have made disappointing debuts.

CBS executives have remained optimistic, suggesting that big-media muscle may be the secret to making free streaming music work online.

Thx for the article Nan.

This could be a great way to get Elliott's music out to a broader audience!

http://www.romow.com/entertainment-blog/la...-music-service/

Last.fm Launches New On-Demand Music Service

Last.fm, the CBS-owned online music network, is launching a free music on demand service that will allow users to listen to their favorite tunes anytime. Reuters is reporting that Last.fm has partnered with the four largest music companies worldwide and has obtained the cooperation of more than 150,000 individual music labels and artists to provide the new on-demand service with content.

The new service will allow Web surfers in the US, Germany and Great Britain to stream songs by their favorite artists online at no charge. Users will also have the option of buying a downloadable MP3 version of the song through Amazon.com’s popular new MP3 store.

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The combination of CBS, all of the major music labels and Amazon.com gives Last.FM a powerful platform from which to operate, and an operating and advertising budget to rival any terrestrial or satellite radio station in the US. The new on-demand music streaming service will be entirely funded by advertising placed on the Last.FM web site, and profits will be shared among the various music companies involved.

The announcement of the new service has been a long time coming. It has taken nearly 6 years for Last.fm to realize their dream of a free on-demand internet music portal, as they began negotiating with individual music labels and distributors back in 2002. Back then, Last.FM cofounder Martin Stiksel says, “they wouldn’t even take our calls.”

But perseverance has paid off for the fledgling music web site, and they have now procured the cooperation of the biggest players in the industry, giving them a solid foundation from which to challenge the superiority of iTunes, Rhapsody, and other online music distributors.

Although the concept of streaming on-demand music online is anything but new, many startups have failed to garner the cooperation of the major music labels, resulting in very limited play lists, and pages of red tape regarding digital rights management and other legal matters.

But while London-based Last.FM appears to be succeeding in the online music distribution game, many other “webcasters” are struggling, or going out of business altogether. For example, Pandora, a competing UK on-demand music distributor, has announced it will close up shop later this month due to “outrageously high” royalty fees. Other online music services find themselves and the same position, and will have to carefully consider whether they should continue to compete in the shrinking online music market.

But by partnering with so many of the industry’s big players, Last.FM has at least a solid chance to succeed where so many other startups have failed. With CBS funding the site, many experts feel that if Last.FM cannot succeed online, no one can.