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A quick message to all Jango Airplayers wishing you the happiest of New Years and an incredibly prosperous 2010. To all of you playing gigs tonight...knock 'em dead. And most of all, have fun, be safe and remeber these wise words of T.S. Eliot... ' Last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice.'

After two weeks of PopScore we're thrilled with how much interest it has generated. We have awarded hundreds of thousand of Play Credits and have received a tremendous amount of positive feedback. There have also been a fair number of questions. Three recurring questions that we will try and answer below are: - How is the PopScore calculated? - What’s a good PopScore? - How can I improve my PopScore? So here's the lowdown: How is the PopSc ore calculated? As some of you probably know, each time we play your song to one of Jango's 7 Million listeners we ask them to rate your song. We do this through the use of a pop up window (the Make’m or Break ‘em overlay). When listening to your song the listener can give a thumbs up, thumbs down, become your fan, leave a comment and more. We enter all these listener reactions into a formula to determine which songs, and therefore which bands, are most popular with our listeners. In simple terms the PopScore is a ratio computed by total ...

Almighty Kay Gee learned to rap in 1974 after he heard GrandMaster Flash and the Furious 3’s. During this time Kay Gee became a member of the all Jamaican “Cheeba Crew” where he learned to emcee and DJ simultaneously. He met DJ Charlie Chase in 1978 at an emcee convention and in 1979, after practice, became a part of the legendary Cold Crush Brothers. Almighty Kay Gee influenced Chuck D, who he considers a “powerful emcee” as well as Kool Keith, who Kay Gee met in the third grade. He has collaborated with such artists as C&C Music Factory, KRS-1, Funk Master Flex, Doug E Fresh and more. Almighty Kay Gee now brings you Allmighty Entertainment his new label which is set to bring forth a wide range of music with a collection of Hip Hop, Rock, Metal, Dance Hall, Country, R&B and Praise artists. Dainjamental (Dance Hall) ; Lost Legacy (Metal) ; Mansin (Hip Hop) & Raphael Lundy AKA Guy Lundy(R&B) are some of the artists scheduled for release fall 2009 and are all available t...

Here we are again with this weeks featured artists. The featured artists are chosen by top PopScore each week so check them out here and see who's resonating the most with Jango's listeners. Each of these artists also receives 5000 Play Credits to continue to promote their music on Jango.com Artist: Nina Yasmineh Nina Yasmineh is an emerging artist with a background in classical voice, piano and guitar.This six song EP, her first release, is now available on iTunes. Click to hear Nina Yasmineh: Peace Of Mind Artist: Lune Jay vs Codespo Lune Jay vs Codespo are a dance duo hailing from Italy and Australia. Sergio Lunedei aka Lune Jay started his career as a DJ at the age of 15 in Rome, while vocalist Joe Codespoti aka Codespo, has been a musician since the age of 5. Click to hear Lune Jay vs. Codespo: On My Mind ...

We take our holidays seriously here at Jango, and New Years is no exception. Last week we looked back, so this week we're looking forward... To another year of bringing you valuable promotion in as many ways as we can dream up! With all the recent developments around things like Targeting and PopScore, Jango Airplay is becoming a better tool every day, and that's the momentum we'd like to maintain into 2010. We can't let on how quite yet, but we're doing our best to expand the promotional opportunities available into as many arenas as possible (things like the advertising and PopScore sync programs are just the beginning).

Courtesy of Chris, our CTO - Twas the night before Christmas and all through the 'Net, there were bands whose music had not been heard yet! They all had one wish for Santa this year: have their music play somewhere that people would hear! Then out on the web there was posting and tweeting about a place where new artists and fans were all meeting! And what to their wondering ears had evolved? The future of internet radio was solved! Have your music played to seven million new ears, the process is fast - you'll be on by new years. Pick artists that sound like the music you've made, and we'll put them all together when stations are played. It's music discovery where everyone wins - you can find great new music while the Bands get their spins! And after 50 plays you'll get a PopScore, which can give you free plays, sync deals and more. Target plays to just people who like you the best, by gender, by age, in Boston or Budapest. It's called Jango Airplay, and we...

It's been a big year for Jango Airplay. Since launching in March, we've added dozens of features, sent hundreds of emails, and played thousands of songs to millions of people... But none of that would have happened without you. Without the support of our bands and your listeners, Jango Airplay doesn't work. So thank you! We hope you continue to find the service useful and rewarding.

Today, we awarded the first round of bonus Play Credits to bands based on their Jango PopScore. This week we've awarded 125,000 credits (a $5,000) value to airplay bands. Login to airplay.jango.com to see your PopScore for the week. Every band or artist with a PopScore for the week over 80 received bonus Play Credits. Don't worry - we'll be doing this every week and as long as you have 50 paid plays for at least one song, you will be in the running. The top five bands each week receive 5,000 bonus Play Credits to use as they wish... here are the five top scoring bands for this week: Jocelyn Scofield Young X The Vandon Arms Ryan Holley Jill Andrews

It's Friday again and this week we're rocking out to a new favorite Airplay Artist... Jessie Torrisi & The Please, Please Me It's just too bad that there's only one song on their page because we want to hear more !!! Check their Jango profile HERE

We came into the office today and found a great article had been published on Musformation.com titled 'How To Put Your Music On Jango And Make It As Effective As Possible.' We love it when people write these articles as they often explain things about Jango Airplay better than we can, and this is certainly the case here. Thanks Jesse Cannon for the insights...Read the whole article HERE

You may have noticed a new button in your songs tab that says 'Connect With SoundCloud'. A new partner of Jango Airplay, SoundCloud is a platform for hosting and delivering your music in and around the web. If you have an account you can sync your music straight from SoundCloud to your Jango Airplay account. If you don't have a SoundCloud account it's time to get one...it's FREE and you get it at SoundCloud.com

Currently in beta testing, Jango PopScore is a rating based on the popularity of your songs among Jango's 7 Million listeners . The better people respond to your music, the higher your PopScore. Every week you can earn free Play Credits based on this score , and the higher it is, the more free credits you get. About $5,000 worth of airplay will be given away each week! How it works: Your Jango PopScore is based on weekly plays (Monday to Sunday). We publish the scores and credit the winners every Monday. Only Paid Plays count towards the Jango PopScore, and only songs that received at least 50 paid plays are eligible. Top scoring bands will not only receive free Play Credits, but also promotion on Jango.com and our partner sites (in the form of charts, newsletter placement and more). In addition, top bands will be selected for sync licensing opportunities .

Arist: Neverest Songs Neverest Songs is the work of Luke Twyman, an English musician and songwriter based in Margate UK. The first album "Small Voyages" is due for release December 9th. Click to hear Neverest Songs: Maria's Clockwork Spirit Arist: Kev Da Khemist A producer, engineer & artist, Kev has been making hip-hop going on five years, lately with up-and-comers Hood Surgeon, Young and Paypa. Click to hear Kev Da Khemist: It's A New Dawn Arist: Rod Dowsett Hailing from Australia, Rod Dowsett makes "fine, hand-crafted Australian alternative country music with nothing to hide." His material is powerfully visual, and very well-delivered. Click...

Every week your band can earn free Play Credits based on your Jango PopScore. The higher your PopScore, the more free credits you get. We will give away about $5,000 worth of airplay weekly . Top scoring bands will not only receive free Play Credits, but also receive promotion on Jango.com and our partner sites (in the form of charts, newsletter inclusions and more). In addition - the top bands will be selected for Sync Licensing Opportunities . Your PopScore is based on the popularity of your songs among Jango's 7 Million listeners. The better the listeners respond to you, the higher your PopScore. Your Jango PopScore is based on your weekly plays (Monday to Sunday). We publish the scores (and credit the winners) every Monday. Only Paid Plays count towards the Jango PopScore and only songs that received at least 50 paid plays are eligible.

We want to pause this week and share with you a technique that several artists have reported very good success with: super-targeting plays. By engaging all the possible criteria available through Premium Targeting, these artists are able to get multiple plays of a song to the same person. Now exposure is great, but familiarity is even better. The first time a person hears a track they like, they may be willing to up-vote and comment, but by the second or third time they start wanting to buy, join a mailing list, etc. And if they don't like it, our system prevents it from being played to them again, so no wasted plays! So head over to airplay.jango.com , and take a look at the Premium options available to you in the "Targeting" section. The functionality there can help you make your plays as effective as possible.

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Welcome to the 'Friday Afternoon Club' where we share with you which Airplay artists are rockin' Jango HQ as we get ready for the weekend. This week we have great picks from Chris & Mattias, two of our founders. Mooli Chris says - Mooli reminds me of a modern, hipper blend of Joan Armatrading and Shawn Colvin. There's something about the way all three of these artists sing that seems to pack more emotion into a song than most performers. Her track "Not the one" is beautifully simple, focusing on vocals, and leaves me with the impression that it's autobiographical simply because of how much she seems to be feeling as she sings it. In addition to the fact that I love her style of singing, she has a fun, funky way of branding herself with the "Concubine" album cover that I think goes well with her music. Mooli is the whole package! Check her Jango profile HERE Caleb Collins Mattias says - Caleb Collins has a great voice and somehow manages t...

Does Free Music Still Have Value - Hypebot A free sample track to share has become the price of entry for every new artist as well as many more established acts. But will giving away music free still have value if everyone is doing it?... Read More The Vinyl Frontier - Why Record Sales Are Soaring Again - The Guardian Record geeks rarely need a reason to feel smug, but vinyl hoarders worldwide had reassuring news the other week as Nielsen SoundScan released figures predicting that sales of proper, old-fashioned albums will top 2.8m by the end of 2009. This will mean an increase of almost 1m on last year and the highest annual figure for vinyl sales since SoundScan began tracking them in 1991.... Read More

The Indie Bible 2010 addition is available now... Get It HERE ALL genres of music are covered! So check it out now and save yourself months of research. The Indie Bible is the ONLY resource that is TOTALLY dedicated to Musicians and Songwriters that have recorded a CD or a Demo. The brand new 11th Edition of the Indie Bible contains: - 4200 publications to REVIEW your CD! - 3400 radio stations - 600 vendors and services to SELL your music! - 330 sites where you can UPLOAD your MP3 files! - 500 resources where you can PROMOTE! - 52 articles that will help your career! GET IT NOW !!! There's also the 'Indie Venue Bible' which is an electronic publication with 32,000 venues and 3500 agents ready to book your band now... get it HERE .

Yes, the rumors are true, it's a whole new look on the Jango Airplay Dashboard! No more looking around for, well, anything at all. Now, as soon as you log in to Airplay Home you're immediately greated by a wealth of neatly-organized information including your account status, allocated & available play credits, targeting settings, weekly activity including plays, fans, messages & comments, and all the latest headlines from the Jango Airplay blog. If that isn't service, then I don't know what is. Hopefully consolidating all this information in one place will make it that much easier for you to effectively manage your Airplay campaign, so check it out for yourself at airplay.jango.com .