New Bing Artist Pages Introduced with Feature Update

In less than a week after kicking up a notch the movie search experience for Bing, Microsoft unveiled a new update to the decision engine’s entertainment vertical. Bing users are now able to access information about their favorite artists in a different way, through the new Artist Pages that just went live on the company’s search / decision engine.

The Bing Artist Pages is the second Feature Update that Bing has unveiled this month, after Bing Movies was updated the past week.

However, there is a caveat to the new Bing Artist Pages. According to the software giant as well as a number of users, the new Bing entertainment update was rolled out only for US users.

Microsoft did not provide any information as to plans to internationalize the Bing Artist Pages, and considering the strong focus on the US market, such a move won’t be happening anytime soon, provided that it is even considered.

“This week we are releasing improvements to help you to discover, explore and experience your favorite recording artists,” revealed Anthony Tran - Bing Music Team.

“Whether you’re looking to discover deeper cuts, in the market for tickets to the next concert, brushing up on your favorite lyrics, buying a song or finding out whether the lead singer was arrested, Bing now organizes the most common things associated with your favorite artist in a new user interface.”

There is a video designed to highlight all of the goodies that Bing Artist Pages will allow customers to enjoy.

And fact is that the new artist pages make up for an excellent user experience with Bing, too bad that it’s limited to the US.

Tran enumerated some of the new features:

“Songs and Albums: Looking for a song? Now you can search, find, listen and buy it right from Bing. You can even sing along with the lyrics.

“Images and Videos: Are you visual? Peruse the latest artist images and videos in one spot.

“News and Events: Is your favorite band making news? Get headlines at a glance. Where are they performing next? See a list of appearances and tour dates alongside their music.”