Ringtones and Randy Jackson both on their way out

Over the last week we learned that ring tones and Randy Jackson are both on their way out. Okay so they aren't totally going away :) But business for cell phone ring tones is way way down from its peak of $600 million dollars in 2006 to about $ 160 million dollars last year. What's to blame for this huge drop in ring tone sales? Do you still use/buy ring tones? Or are you like most of us that customize our own ring tones from the songs we've already gotten? For some interesting insight on whats changing in the ring tone world here's an interesting CNN article Whatever Happened to Ring Tones?

As for Randy Jackson, he has simply decided that 12 years of American Idol is enough already. I really enjoyed the show in its early hey day with Simon, Randy (the Dawg man) and crazy Paula (sorry Paula, we really love you but you have to admit some of those episodes were a little loopy :)). But it just hasn't been the same these last several years. Even Simon's last year or two was a bit of a let down. So now the last man standing for American Idol is Ryan Seacrest and you have to wonder will we really be seeing Ryan for American Idol 25th Anniversary? If so I hope Idol finds a way to make it more interesting again like the early days.

Well it's a cold May day in Philly today (not quite 60 degrees Fahrenheit) and we are really looking forward to spring returning. By the time that happens we'll be back to you with another update next week!

Music, Love & Laughter,

~Vincent James @ LoveSongs.com

Happy MAY DAY - LoveSongs.com is officially a TEENAGER!

That's right, 13 years ago this month, we launched LoveSongs.com. Using the Way Back machine online you can see what LoveSongs.com looked like way back then here at: LoveSongs.com in May 2000. It's pretty amazing to click through the years and months and see how much the website have evolved since that basic website I put together and launched on May 1st, 2000.

Well now that we're officially a teenager, it's time to start rebelling against our parents :) So if you start to see us doing some crazy things, don't get too excited (or worried). It's probably just a phase we're going through ha!

International Love Songs has finally arrived

To help celebrate entering our teen years, we have launched the first draft of International Love Songs at LoveSongs.com. There are 9 countries and over 100 traditional and modern love songs listed between them. We will be adding new countries and songs each month. If you don't see your country or one of your favorite love songs from your culture please let us know.

Lots more coming up but that's all for today. Hope your enjoying the beautiful spring weather wherever the sun rises for you each morning. Talk to you all again soon!

Peace, Love & Happiness

Vincent James @ LoveSongs.com

April Fools - The Musics (and the Jokes) are On Us

Happy April Fools Day and hope you all don't get pranked too badly today :) If you're looking for some April Fools music we found a nice list on a Wondershare blog post check it out here: http://blog.wondershare.com/songs-about-fools-for-april-fools-day/

Some of the entries include "April Fools" by Dionne Warwick (who recently filed for bankruptcy, thats ironic) and one of my favorites "Fool on the Hill" by none other than the Beatles.

LoveSongs.com new look is two months old (almost ready to crawl :)

Our new look at LoveSongs.com is two months old this week and we want to thank everyone for all the wonderful feedback we've received about the new design. We couldn't be happier although we're still catching up on getting some of the initial content back online (i.e the rest of the Love Song lyrics :)). That mini-project will be complete by end of April (no foolin!) and after that look for brand new lyrics to be added each month.

International Love Songs is coming in April!!

Also coming in April is the official launch of the new International Love Songs section where we'll be featuring some of the most popular love songs from countries all over the world. If you are from outside the United States and have a favorite song from your country you'd like to see included, please like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vincentjameslovesongs and post your suggestion there.

That's all for today...we'll be back with another update mid-week (yes don't have a heart attack if you see us post more than once in a week...I realize it will come as quite a shock :)). Have a great April Fools Day and see ya soon!

~Vincent

Welcome to the BRAND NEW LoveSongs.com!!

Greetings and Happy February to all! We have finally relaunched the new and improved LoveSongs.com to the world (whew!). First off many many thanks to Vijaya and the very talented designers at The Thinking Hats in India. They did an amazing job giving the new LoveSongs.com the perfect look we were hoping for. A special thanks also to Martin from Uruguay who handled all the HTML/CSS coding work. I really can't thank Vijaya and Martin enough as the new LoveSongs.com would not be possible without them.

Over the next few days we'll be checking pages and links to make sure absolutely everything is working (Martin did all the complicated coding but I was responsible for linking everything up correctly :)). We'll also be working to convert the rest of our 3000+ song lyrics over to the new website format. New lyrics will be coming online every week and look for this to be complete by early March.

FREE Custom Love Song for Valentines - CONTEST

That's right, we are giving away two Custom Love Songs for Valentines Day this year. All you have to do is fill out our Custom Song Request form between now and next Monday Feb 11th and you will be automatically entered in the contest. We will be picking two winners at random on Monday Feb 11th @ Noon EST and the lucky winners will receive their completed song online in time to give for Valentines Day Feb 14th. To enter the contest please fill out the short entry form at CONTEST by this Monday Feb 11th @ Noon.

That's all for today except to say we have a lot planned for this year at LoveSongs.com . Look for updated content weekly and especially our new International Love Songs section launching in April. For now please have a gggreat Monday and don't forget Valentines Day is next Thursday Feb 14th it's sneaking up on all of us :)

Music, Love & Laughter,

~Vincent James @ LoveSongs.com

FREE Custom Love Song Contest for Valentines 2013

This year we're bringing back our very popular Custom Love Song contest for Valentines, and we're making it soooo easy to enter. Just click on any of our Custom Song Request links on the website. Tell us who the song is for and be sure to include your name and email address. Then just hit SEND and you're entered in the contest walaaa just like that :). All custom song requests between today 1/22 and Monday 2/11 will be included in the drawing. All contestants will receive an email confirmation within 24 hours confirming your contest entry. On Monday Feb 11th at 5 PM EST we will select two winners at random to receive a custom love song for their Valentines on Valentines Day 2/14. Imagine surprising your love with their own song on Valentines. Lets just say it would make for a pretty awesome Valentines Day and Night :)

We are also offering a special on our Gold Package Custom Songs for Valentines for just $ 189 ($ 100 off the regular price) from now through 2/14. So if your not one of our two lucky winners and would still like a song in time for Valentines you can place your order by Monday Feb 11th and receive it in time for Valentines Day (we're going to be a little busy that week :)).

That's all the big news for now...oh wait I almost forgot. We are finally relaunching our LoveSongs.com redesign on Friday Feb 1st. It's way overdue and we can't wait to show you all.

I hope you're all having a gggreat 2013 so far and if you're in the Northeast like we are I hope you're keeping warm cause it's absolutely freeeeeeezing out there.

Music, Love & Laughter,

~Vincent James @ LoveSongs.com

Happy International Love Songs Day - Sept 28th

Just a quick entry today to wish you all a Happy International Love Songs Day. Today, September 28th is the 3rd annual International Love Songs Day :) Take a moment today to play some of your favorite love songs with your special someone. We had hoped to launch our new look at LoveSongs.com today, but we're still getting it all ready. You can now preview the new home page at www.lovesongs.com/new . Please check it out and let us know how you like it.

I hope you and family enjoy this last beautiful September weekend and please look for an official launch announcement next month!

~Vincent

September is Here - International Love Songs Month and more!

Okay so September has been here for two days already, and International Love Songs Day is actually on September 28th, but hey I'm just getting started ha ha :) We've got big things coming up for LoveSongs.com and we can't wait to share them you.

LoveSongs.com Redesign - First up, THANKS to everyone who voted for the brand new LoveSongs.com redesign at 99Designs. The polls are closed and we're moving forward with the new design. Look for it to be unveiled the week of September 24th, just in time for 9/28 International Love Songs Day.

Contest/Prizes - Also for International Love Songs Day look for a special contest where we'll be giving away some goodeis to help.

New Stuff @ LoveSongs.com - Starting in October we'll be launching new sections at LoveSongs.com including a real International Love Songs area featuring love songs from many countries around the world. We'll also be introducing "Love Songs of the 60's", "Love Songs of the 70's", "Love Songs of the 80's" and so on. We all have our favorites from our special decade and this will be your place to share and remember.

That's all for now kiddies...hope you're having a great long weekend (for us Labor Day folks in the US) and look for another update later this week.
Peace, Love & Happiness
~Vincent James @ LoveSongs.com