- http://www.vh1.com - VH1.com is one of the top music sites out there. It wouldn't be hard to spend an entire day on this site and not get bored. First, check out what's on the TV station tonight. Follow the links to your favorite shows, such as "Behind the Music" and "Where are They Now?" Read up on all the music news and latest reviews. Run a tour search to find out when and where your favorite artists are currently touring. Listen to VH1's live radio station, or watch videos online. Enter a chatroom and join up in the music discussions, or read and post on the message board. For kicks, try your hand at Rock 'n' Roll Jeopardy.
- http://www.ubl.com/ - The Ultimate Band List, from the ARTIST direct Network, is the most comprehensive listing of music performers and groups on the internet. Search by genre, including alternative, country, rock and reggae, or type in the name of the artists or band and run a search. In return, you will receive biographies, discographies and more, as well as the means to purchase music online for great prices. The site also has the latest news from the industry, as well as contests, prizes and a spotlighted band of the week.
- http://www.rollingstone.com/ - Rolling Stone brings its hard-hitting magazine to the internet at this site. Read up on new releases, and get all the fan ratings and professional reviews of them. Make sure to scan Rolling Stone's famous feature articles for all the latest news and rumors from the music industry. If you want more info on a particular artist or group, run a search. Under each, you will find that artist's discography, a biography, discussion message boards and links, as well as Rolling Stone's reviews.
- http://www.billboard.com/ - Everything you find in Billboard Magazine comes to the mag's online site. Top 40's and plenty of other lists will help you keep up on what's new and what's cool. Features and other articles bring readers up to speed on what's happening in the music world. Tune in to Billboard's online radio station, and while you listen, reflect on the charts from 1, 5 or even 10 years ago.
- http://www.musicsearcher.com/ - Musicsearcher.com is the most straightforward music search site on the internet. The site contains over 5,000 artists and over 15,000 links- in other words, only the top few links for each artist. They also list their top 20 most popular artists and sites, based on users. As for the basics- type in the artist, run the search. Simple and easy, with no hassle.
- http://www.mtv.com - Everything MTV brings to your TV it brings to its official homepage. MTVNews is the #1 source for music news, on the internet or any other medium. The site has an extensive music database, so search by artist or band. Find discographies, bios, tour dates, message boards and other info on each. Also, MTV.com has a very popular chat area.
- http://www.dailydish.com/ - DailyDish.com is the place to come to find out what's new at Columbia Records. New releases, tours, news and rumors abound on this page, and you can also read features on specific artists. Don't forget to scan back a few days if you've missed anything.
- http://www.grammy.com/ - The music industry's most prestigious award, the Grammy is presented annually by the Recording Academy. A Grammy is awarded by the Recording Academy's voting membership to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences. It is truly a peer honor, awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions. The annual Grammy Awards presentation brings together thousands of creative and technical professionals in the recording industry from all over the world. Read all the info on past winners in every category, and take a look forward at the next awards.
- http://www.abc.go.com/ama/ - The official page of the American Music Awards brings the excitement of the show to the internet. Reflect on this year's winners, or predict who next year's may be. Read up on the Artists of each past decade, and scan the photo galleries of past AMA's. Don't forget to enter the sweepstakes for big prizes.
- http://www.musicstation.com/musicnewswire/
- MusicStation is a great site if all you want is news from the music
world. Top music news, stories, gossip, news from the industry, features and
spotlights, as well as reviews of new and old music can be found here.
