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MusicBanners: Get Notified of iPod Track Changes and More

If you use the iPod app on your iOS device as much as I do, then you’re going to love the new jailbreak tweak: MusicBanners. The tweak, made by popular developer Ryan Petrich, brings your music to iOS 5′s notification system. So what does it do? Essentially, MusicBanners sends you a notification every time a new [...]

WeeLyrics: Access Music Lyrics in Notification Center

Did he say “Everyday I’m awesome, awesome, awesome,” or “Yet again I’m hustling, hustling, hustling?” If you often ask questions like that, then perhaps some lyrics to your favorite songs might help. WeeLyrics makes it easy by placing lyrics right in iOS 5′s Notification Center…(…)Read the rest of WeeLyrics: Access Music Lyrics in Notification Center [...]

Siri Gets its Groove On in New Flaming Lips Song

Siri gets around a bit these days. If Apple’s virtual assistant isn’t starring in an episode of the Big Bang Theory then it’s making music, with The Flaming Lips deciding to give Siri a shot at laying down the vocals for a new experimental song. Called “Now I Understand,” the track also features the voice [...]

HomePlayer: A Fully Focused Audio Interface for the Music App

HomePlayer is a jailbreak tweak that brings a fully focused audio experience to your SpringBoard. It interfaces directly with the Music app to bring a full screen music playing session to the Home Screen. When I say “fully focused” I truly mean it, as the app completely disables the Home button’s functionality to prevent users [...]

Open Graph apps: what’s there, what’s next

Dozens of developers have launched Open Graph applications for a range of interests and activities since Facebook expanded beyond “read,” “watch” and “listen” last week.  In our tests we’ve “collected,” “answered,” “recommended,” “nommed,” “wishlisted” and more. Here’s a look at what … Continue reading

Facebook introduces ‘listen with friends’ for real-time music sharing

Facebook today announced the “Listen With” button, which will allow users to listen to the same song simultaneously. The feature will roll out over the next few weeks, starting with Spotify, then adding other Open Graph music services. From the … Continue reading

Musicians Find More Value on Facebook Than Other Networks

Musicians believe Facebook Likes are three times more valuable connections on other social networks, according to a survey by ReverbNation and Digital Music News. The survey asked more than 2,000 musicians to think about the value of various social connections … Continue reading

Movies, LMFAO, Target, Macy’s, Poker, Football and More on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Pages

Movies, music but most interestingly, Black Friday Pages were popular on our list if the fastest growing by the number of Likes this week. There were also a pair of game Pages and football (soccer) Pages on the list, too. … Continue reading

New “Listen” and “Read” Buttons Appear on Facebook’s Ticker

Some users are seeing an interface adjustment on Facebook’s Ticker that makes it easier to start consuming the media that you see your friends engaging with. News articles and songs in the Ticker now include buttons that allow you to … Continue reading

Music on Facebook: New Stats Show Spotify, Others Growing Fast

Music apps using Facebook have seen their traffic double or even grow tenfold since f8, giving developers at companies like Spotify, and even Ticketmaster, more to love about Facebook’s big platform feature launched at its f8 developer conference in September. … Continue reading