Parlaying MySpace Success

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There will soon be an answer to a question making the music industry very nervous: is having a lot of friends on MySpace better than having a record deal, the New York Times reports?


Tila Tequila, born Tila Nguyen, became famous last year for having the most friends , currently about 1.7 million , on MySpace.com, the News Corporation’s social-networking site. She is now trying to break into the mainstream music industry. Her single “I Love U,” which was produced by the rapper Lil Jon, will be released on iTunes tomorrow.


“This is really new territory, we’re about to find out what the connection is between social networking and music sales,” said Simon Renshaw, the head of Strategic Artist Management, which represents Ms. Tequila.



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