MySpace Music - Widgets and Players to Rock Your Content

By Scott Rodgers

You've tried to customize your MySpace. You've looked at layout, colors, and worked hard to write good content to keep your friends and visitors interested. Do you still feel like your MySpace page is missing something? If so or you just want to give your unique look and unique sound, you should try adding a music player or widget to your MySpace page!

You have quite a few options if you'd like to do this and more than a few of them are not ideal. You definitely want the option that will give you the best look and the best sound. You don't want to compromise your existing aesthetics for the music widget. So, what are the best widgets?

You can try the Google Audio Widget, which is small and bare bones, but you can only get mp3s via links to sites. So, if you can't find the mp3 you want in link form somewhere, you won't be able to play it on your page; there's no way to upload. You could also try last.fm, which is popular and so a bit trite. It isn't as simple to get up and running as some other choices.

For some additional functionality, you can try the mp3 player widget at WidgetBox, which has a variety of music widgets. It also requires that you link to an existing URL with an mp3 file, but it also allows you to choose the color of the widget. This way, you can match it to your MySpace layout and color.

If you want to have the ability to upload any mp3 to a widget, you should use Muzicons. Muzicons let's you very easily upload your mp3s and embed them on your blog in a tiny player. You can even choose individual songs for each entry or parts of your page rather than have a single site-wide player! It's the easiest of all the widgets to get working and provides endless options, so it can match the look and layout of your site.

Try each of these options and see which one suits you and your MySpace best. Definitely try to embed a widget that can be customized to your look, however, since you don't want the widget to seem out of place. Also aim to have flexibility in what songs you can upload or use, so that your repeat visitors don't get tired of the same old music.

You may be able to work with some of the ones I mentioned that have more limited options, but I recommend you try Muzicons first and I think it will meet all your needs and more.

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