Today, iTunes is the go-to source for fans to purchase music. So, how do you get your music up on iTunes? Answer: go through one of the sites that does all of the work for you. They have negotiated deals with Apple and made getting you music on iTunes easy. They also put your music up on Amazon, eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, and the other important sites fans go to to purchase music. Here are the 7 Music Sites That Do It For You

I stopped by the CMJ trade show booth of Fargo Tube and talked to Frank Connor, the CEO about the latest site for selling your music, Fargo Tube. Simply put, it is a simple-to-use, one-stop-shopping point of contact between your band and your fans with built-in social media features (and more coming) designed to make selling your music easy and efficient. I thought the concept looked pretty interesting and what I thought set it apart from other similar sites was its ease of use and that you are promoting your URL rather than the site's to your fans.

I had the pleasure of talking to Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity while at CMJ in New York. She had just finished serving on a panel entitled "Your Brand is Your Future" and she gave me a few pointers that all bands can use to effectively promote themselves. Check out the video here or on Youtube.