The skies are getting cloudy 
in the virtual world.
As cloud storage options grow, the technology is edging closer and closer to the mainstream—and that’s creating some confusion. The abundance of options, combined with the general lack of mainstream education about the advantages and disadvantages of the technology, has a lot of people scratching their head.
While there’s a lot of general confusion about what, 
exactly, cloud computing is, identifying the industry’s big players isn’t too difficult.
Some have very public faces. Others operate in the background. But they all play a key part in this emerging field, which is just as important to less-than-thrilling business necessities as it is to your home entertainment. And a fair number of players have a foot in both ponds.
She’s sold more than 50 million albums 
throughout her career, has appeared on countless magazine covers, and currently works as a judge on “The Voice,” one of the hottest new shows on television.
But if you really want to get Christina Aguilera’s competitive juices flowing, challenge her to a game of Galaga.
Nothing has been formally announced yet, but 
if online reports are to believed (and they’re coming from reputable outlets) Apple has most of its ducks in a row for its long-awaited cloud music service.
Warner Music Group, Sony Music Group and EMI Group have all reportedly gotten onboard with the Cupertino tech giant, though it’s still not certain if the agreements are in principle or if they’ve been signed. The status of a deal with Universal Music Group is unclear.
After months of rumors, Google has 
made its entry into the cloud music space official, testing an online storage system called Google Music.
The search giant unveiled the service Tuesday at its input/output developer conference, putting Apple and Amazon squarely in its sights.
Andy Warhol mused that everyone 
got 15 minutes of fame in their life. Now a new Website is offering wannabe musicians 3-6 minutes of that.
Launched in January, TheStage.tv – a live streaming site, allowing performers to perform for whoever’s watching – has attracted more than 1,300 performers to day – who have put on over 50,000 performances.
Amazon is doing some 
fence mending with its music partners.
The retail giant will reportedly meet with executives at the major labels Thursday to discuss deal terms for its recently launched Cloud Drive, as the music industry continues to dispute the service’s legality.
The Grammys are getting 
into the game.
The Recording Academy, which oversees the annual music awards, has made changes to four of the ceremony’s categories, putting video games on the same playing field as television and movies in an effort to solicit more submissions from the industry.
The Creator’s Project, a creative 
showcase initiative created by processor giant Intel and media company Vice (which is behind Vice Magazine and VBS.tv), is undergoing a dramatic expansion.
The initiative will today announce the launch of a multi-million dollar major studio that will produce multimedia works for leading and emerging talents from the art, film, design and music worlds.
Watching music videos on your iPad so far
has been a hit and miss affair. The best course of action has been shuffling through YouTube and crossing your fingers.
Now, Vevo – which is one of the clearinghouse sites for music videos – has launched a dedicated iPad app, letting those folks who miss their MTV to get their fill with more than 25,000 to choose from.
Chris Morris: Journalist 