New York - CD Baby, a unit of Disc Makers that operates a CD and download store for independent artists, on Wednesday announced a partnership with RightsFlow, a provider of online digital music licensing and royalty processing services for U.S. distributors. Under the deal, the 240,000 artists using CD Baby will be able to license, account and pay music publishers for download sales through online retailers including iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Portland, Ore. - CD Baby, an online retailer of CDs for over 242,000 independent artists, has been acquired by CD and DVD manufacturer Disc Makers for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1997, Portland, Ore.-based CD Baby charges a one-time setup fee of $35 per CD, allows artists to set their own prices, and retains $4 of every sale while paying artists on a weekly basis.

San Francisco - Snocap, a provider of digital music licensing and management services, said on Tuesday that it will alter its relationship with Internet CD retailer CD Baby, through which artists using CD Baby could distribute their music via a Snocap widget on their MySpace profiles. CD Baby's nearly 200,000 artists will now have to set up a direct account with Snocap in order to maintain the feature. Snocap is waiving the usual $30 annual fee for artists that sign up before Oct. 11.

London - U.K.-based mobile entertainment publisher Pocket Group said on Tuesday that it has signed agreements with independent music distributors CD Baby and INgrooves, to offer their tracks through its network of over 50 mobile carriers. Following the deals, the company said it counts a catalog of more than 1.5 million tracks.

Portland, Ore. - CD Baby, an online retailer of independent musicians' CDs, has added the ability for artists to sell MP3 albums from its site for the same price as the CD version. The company had already been offering distribution of its artists' music through other digital retailers, including iTunes and Rhapsody, but will now offer DRM-free albums from CDBaby.com that come in a file that includes album art and liner notes.

Portland, Ore. - CD Baby, an online retailer of CDs from independent musicians, announced on Tuesday an agreement with Snocap, the digital music registry and e-commerce services provider. Under the deal, the more than 130,000 artists using Portland, Ore.-based CD Baby to sell their CDs will be able to create Snocap MyStores and sell their music online in digital format from sites like MySpace and ReverbNation.com.