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MKP6WZSPY5GQ Scribble are happy to announce that our latest app went live this week! The app in question is for up and coming pop superstar Nate Young.

Nate Young started singing professionally at 16 years old but has been involved in music for as long as he can remember, starting as the youngest member of his church’s national gospel choir right up to this very date. He has developed into an amazing vocalist and writer. Now 21, Nate has worked with some of the stars of today, Chipmunk, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah, Ortise Williams (JLS) and Ghetts to name a few. Over the last year Nate has been working on his debut album, changing his image and musical style and is now ready to become a star of tomorrow.

Nate appreciates that mobile is the future and although has a web page (http://www.nateyoungmusic.co.uk/) the majority of new and exclusive content will be through his app.  With his app you will be able to keep up to date with all his news, single releases, exclusive music and videos, enter competitions and social network directly with Nate.

The app is available on iPhone, Android and Blackberry touch devices.  So what are you waiting choose your download link from below and check out this exciting new talent.

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Today is an exciting day as we are proud to announce that the Milk n 2 Sugars iPhone Application is now live on the App Store and available to download for FREE here .

The official MN2S app gives you direct access to all releases, artists, news and events from one of the biggest names in dance music. Browse through their infamous roster of legendary DJs and live artists, get up to speed with the latest MN2S releases, and download tracks directly onto your iPhone the day of release. Check out the latest MN2S entertainment news updates, scroll through music videos, spot yourself in MN2S party photos, and for promoters and venue owners – book any of their artists in real-time!

MN2S entered the dance music scene in the mid Nineties throwing some of London’s most talked about underground music parties. Fifteen years later and MN2S have defined themselves as one the most established and respected brands in dance music worldwide. Hosting more than 100 music events across the globe each year, MN2S is moreover notorious for its extensive international artist roster with the likes of Fedde Le Grand, Martin Solveig, Alex Gaudino, Seb Fontaine, Joey Negro , Kenny Dope, Bodyrox and many more.

To celebrate the launch of the app Mn2s are giving away an unlocked iPhone 4 pre loaded with their app!  For your chance to win, enter the competition here.

Over the next week we will be delving deeper in to the app and giving you a breakdown of some of its best features.

Watch this space!

On the 5th October it was the Billboard Mobile Entertainment Live Music App Summit in San Francisco.  The event, held inside the Moscone Center, brought together the key players revolutionizing mobile music apps to network and discuss new applications, ideas and technologies.

The event also held the first music app awards where the best mobile music apps were chosen by a panel of key judges from the music industry.  The winners in each of the categories were:

• Best Music Engagement App - SoundHound Infinity by SoundHound Inc
• Best Music Creation App - MorphWiz by Wizdom Music
• Best Music Streaming App - MOG Mobile by MOG
• Best Touring App - Live Phish by Nugs.net
• Best Artist-based App - I Am T-Pain by Smule
• Best Branded App - Gibson Learn & Master Guitar by Gibson Guitar

Many of the key players in the industry gave key note speeches on their thoughts about the future of apps and the music industry.  A full report of the coverage can be found on the Billboard.biz website here.  A definite must read for anyone interested in apps and the music industry.

The key points we picked up on was the almost unanimous point of view that the future of the music business is with application developers.  Apps are revolutionising how we listen to music, powering new music discovery, they are opening up a whole new way of interacting with artists and even democratising the way we produce and make music. Exciting times!

Dance act Faithless are launching a new campaign to sell their new album and up coming tour tickets through the Shazam app.

The campaign starts this week with TV adverts promoting their latest single.  The ads prompt viewers to tag the track using the app, directing them to a mobile site where they can purchase tickets for the band’s latest tour dates or purchase its album The Dance.

We like the idea of this campaign and its good news that more high profile artists are using app technology to promote their music and sell tickets through mobile devices.

Record Label EMI has gone against the grain and launched apps for Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, Eliza Doolittle and Professor Green on the Ovi Store.  While its not unusual for an artist to release an app it is surprising that these artists don’t already have apps for the iPhone.  EMI are one of the first labels to look beyond the iPhone and release apps straight to Nokia’s platform.

Although Nokia hold the largest market share of the mobile phone market, their app store is still in its infancy and until recently has not been seen as a force in the app world.  EMI follow Tesco who recently launched their transactional Grocery app on the Ovi Store first.  Nokia has been keen to talk up Ovi Store’s potential for artist apps in recent months, but this is one of the first signs that its message is hitting home within labels.

It will be interesting to keep an eye on the Ovi Store’s developments as it seems Nokia have their sights firmly on Apples App Store.