Warner will offer the albums through online retailers, including BestBuy.com, CDNow, Tower Records and others, and will release another group of albums in the near future, in addition to offering singles and Internet-exclusive tracks. The current downloadable LPs can only be exported to a portable player; the tracks cannot be burned to CD. Customers will have to download tracks from Napster if they want to do that.
Meanwhile, Warner is looking into other Internet options such as streaming subscriptions, locker services and secure song-swapping. As well as exploiting that whole AOLTW synergy.
Also participating in the download fun, online retailer Amazon.com launched its free download community today. The company's MP3 and Liquid Audio download offer is the latest attempt to test the promotional viability of downloads.
Amazon's download area debuts today with exclusive—and more importantly to you cheap asses who never pay for music—free downloads from the Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Barenaked Ladies and the Eagles. In addition, the site will also feature downloadable tracks from The Red Hot Organization's "Red Hot + Indigo" CD, featuring Mary J. Blige, The Roots and Kenny Burrell, to name a few, and songs from previous Red Hot artists such as U2, Nirvana and David Bowie. In addition, the site will also host an online auction with The Red Hot Organization, featuring one of a kind celebrity items, autographed prints, etc.
"We've created the first free music downloads community that benefits everyone involved; fans, artists and labels," said Amazon.com's Music Store GM Andy Jassy, who also credits the company with creating a successful jelling process and eliminating world hunger.
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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