Yes, MTV is home to hits like Jersey Shore, 16 and Pregnant and most lately BUCKWILD (the premiere episode even beat Jersey Shore’s original debut). For all the critics that claim there’s no more music on MTV, their Artists To Watch program will make you think again. Read more
Explore the latest trends and opportunities in social and mobile apps at Inside Social Apps, June 6-7 in San Francisco. Newly added speakers include Val Bauduin of Deloitte & Touche, LLP and Eric Setton
Shazam continues to launch major partnerships with TV, this time with WWE. On July 23rd users will be able unlock exclusive content in honor of RAW's 1000th episode. Lost Remote has learned exclusively about the details of the partnership in addition to never before released data on what music is being Shazamed during TV.
At #MashCon, MTV's Dermot McCormack announced the new O Music Awards (OMAs), a 24-hour live streamed bus tour at the end of June. One of the big goals of the social media infused extravaganza would be an attempt to break Jay-Z's record for most concerts performed in 24-hours. Today, the OMAs announced that The Flaming Lips will be the band on the bus partaking in the most un-traditional awards show ever. Before the announcement, we spoke with frontrunner Wayne Coyne at MTV's Times Square office about how he uses social media and his favorite TV shows.
Spotify just announced an app store, which could significantly change the music industry and potentially provide an amazing platform for TV companies to connect music on TV with fans. The first new apps, which can be previewed for US users here (and will roll out to consumers in December), will be free. The launch includes, "Billboard, Fuse, The Guardian, Last.fm, Moodagent, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Songkick, Soundrop, TuneWiki and We Are Hunted, with Top10 and ShareMyPlaylists apps coming soon."
In the old days, you'd hear a song on TV, scramble to remember a few lyrics, Google them and then download the song on iTunes -- if you're lucky enough to find it. But the music-identification app Shazam is driving iTunes downloads on its own, and as they've provided us the chart below, TV can play a big role.
HBO is known for their musically significant series finales that bring songs back from the dead. When the final moments of Entourage concluded on September 11th and Led Zeppelin's "Going to California" played, viewers punched up their Shazam apps and tagged it (identified it) nearly 25,000 times:
In the old days, you'd hear a song on TV, scramble to remember a few lyrics, Google them and then download the song on iTunes -- if you're lucky enough to find it. But the music-identification app Shazam is driving iTunes downloads on its own, and as they've provided us the chart below, TV can play a big role.
HBO is known for their musically significant series finales that bring songs back from the dead. When the final moments of Entourage concluded on September 11th and Led Zeppelin's "Going to California" played, viewers punched up their Shazam apps and tagged it (identified it) nearly 25,000 times:
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