Music Ally

Back in May, music service iLike announced plans for a new B2B service that would create and launch iPhone applications for artists. More than 250 of them have gone live on the App Store in the last few days.

Artists taking advantage of iLike’s service include Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Cliff, Marillion, Plain White Ts, Sebastian Bach, Sonic Youth, The Cribs and a host of lesser known acts. The apps range from free to around £1.19, and include videos, photos, blog posts and integration with Twitter.

You can get the full list on the App Store by clicking here. The sheer number of artists who’ve signed up with iLike is impressive, and almost certainly due to the company only charging a flat fee of $99 to make each app. That’s cheaper than rival platforms like Kyte, which has so far focused on working with major labels.

There’s an additional benefit for iLike, though. Artists keep their iPhone apps updated by posting new content to their profiles on the iLike site – so the apps are effectively ensuring artists don’t ditch iLike for their presences on other social networks like Facebook.