Windows Social Media team has a very cool new project going on at MySpace that lets folks discover, download (and keep!) new music…and the artists get paid, too.
Above: MySpace.com\Windows: It just doesn’t seem like MySpace unless something is blinking.
Basically, Windows has sponsored 1,000 songs or so that can be freely downloaded. And if you friend Windows on MySpace, you’ll get updates as new sponsored songs are rolled out each week. You can get songs right on MySpace or from the third partner in this deal: ReverbNation.
I’ve been downloading the songs right onto my Media Center PC. Here’s what Windows gets out of the deal (other than a boost to their overall coolness): a Windows banner along the bottom of the album art. Here’s what it looks like in Windows 7 Media Center:
That’s it! And for free tunes that I keep forever, I’ll take that deal every time.
I’ve been in a music rut for a long time. I pretty much checked out of music after Rick Springfield’s “Jesse’s Girl.” I mean, why even try once someone has achieved such perfection, right?
Above: Has anyone topped the master?
Turns out, folks kept right on making music and I’m using this promotion to catch back up. And I’ve asked my music geek friends what they think of the selection. So far, all positive reviews.
* * * *
New to Windows Media Center? Start here. or here.Or even here.
* * * *