Online Music Servics That Help You Find New Music

From USA Today, here's a list of 6 music recommendation/discovery services that are pretty easy to use and mostly free...To be honest, I'd never heard of a few of Goombah, but MusicIP is my personal favorite...although Pandora is pretty compelling too...Try them out and see which one is your favorite! I guarantee they'll bring an added dimension to your listening pleasure :-)

MusicIP Mixer: Generates instant mixes inside your iTunes collection

Goombah: Matches you with folks with similar tastes after analyzing your iTunes collection. Free downloads

Soundflavor DJ: Playlist generator for iTunes can point you to concerts and recommended music

iLike: Lets you compare the music you are listening to with friends and get downloads from GarageBand.com

Pandora: Builds customized radio stations based on songs or artists you enter

Last.fm: Compiles vast reservoir of listening data from members to provide recommendations

Some Interesting 2006 Music Statistics

"According to the Music Marketing Network, with 40% of the USA's 177 million internet users going online for music, by placing your music online, you gain a potential audience of 70 million. Globally, with 404 million total internet users, your potential audience grows to 161 million.'

'...The statistics are in and Nielsen Soundscan cited a 'dramatic increase' in digital download music sales for 2006. InStat reported that digital downloads generated over $2 billion in music market revenue and anticipate over $4 billion in 2007. The question is whose market share will increase the most in 2007?'"