Update 2022: This website no longer exists. Use some other alternative instead now.
Musicupdated.com is a free website which keeps you updated with details regarding release of new music album and album leaks, along with information on upcoming albums.
The website provides information on latest released albums, which can be categorized based on genre, country and area. You can also get basic information about various artists and bands. The best part of the website is you do not have to register to use the information it provides. But if you want to get email notifications regarding artist or band’s album release or leak, you have to register and subscribe to the artists or bands you like by following them; as would do on Twitter.
What this website actually does is, it provides links to other music websites. So, it does not stream songs, until and unless they have been embedded in the webpage. Sadly for those music enthusiasts who love albums of Indian artists the website does not yield much. I could only find Sonu Nigam in the website, there is no mention of singers like A R Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal, etc. Neither singers like Lata Mangeshkar, R D Burman could be found in the website.
How to keep yourself updated About Latest Album Releases with Musicupdated.com:
On the home page you get the option to ‘Register’,’Login’ and ‘Continue Without Logging In’ option.
Clicking on “Continue Without Logging in” will take you the same website as the one given below, except that you cannot ‘Follow’ any artist in that case, it is kind of useful if you just want to get some information.
Clicking on the Upcoming Albums gets you to a new page which lists all the albums which will be released soon and the page looks like:
If you want to keep yourself updated through emails, you will need to register with the website. Once logged in you will see changes like, you will now get ‘My Artists’ and ‘My Account’. You can now get news feed about the artists you follow and also be able to Follow any artist of your choice.
Once you click on ‘Follow’ for an artist, you are taken to a page which gives more information about the artist. If you want to follow any artist whose name is not visible, you can search in the Search Box at the top. For example I would like to follow Linkin Park. For that I search Linkin Park in the search box and then it takes me to a page like this:
Musicupdated.com also provides you with the option to change type of mails you receive from Musicupdated.com. Click on ‘My Account’ on the top right corner, and select, select ‘Settings’ from the drop-down menu, and then click on ‘Email Notifications’ on the left side.
Verdict
Musicupdated.com is a great website if you want to get timely information regarding various album releases of artists. The website has a great interface which is very easy to use.