Tracking Songs All Over

Next month, Billboard will launch a new ranking for undiscovered artists and a subscription service to help them get noticed by managers, promoters and labels in search of up-and-coming talent.

For roughly $100 a year, unsigned artists will be able to upload their music to the Web and track their exposure on a range of outlets, from Twitter and music blogs to radio airplay and sales. Those same metrics will be factored into a new ranking called the "Dreamseekers" chart, made up of aspiring artists culled from the Web. The website MySpace Music, which many artists use to promote themselves, is teaming up with Billboard to push the product. MySpace Music is a joint venture among the four major record labels and News Corp. News Corp.