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eMusic Adds 25,000 Tracks from Dischord, Other Indie Labels

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2005 - 5:20am.
New York - Digital music subscription service eMusic announced on Tuesday that it has added over 25,000 songs from hundreds of independent-label bands to its library, through the signing of license agreements with labels including Dischord, New West Records, ECKO Records, singer Gillian Welch's Acony Records and Mike Patton's Ipecac Records. New York-based eMusic also announced a deal with Studio Distribution that will bring tracks from hundreds of mainly dance music record labels to its service, which now claims a library of nearly one million songs, and counts more than 3 million downloads monthly. 
tags: Music | eMusic | Indie Labels | Dischord |

Napster Licenses AIM U.K. Indie Labels for Download Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2004 - 2:09am.
Los Angeles -- Napster, the digital music service unit of Roxio, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with the Association of Independent Music (AIM), a consortium of U.K. independent record labels. Initially, 50,000 tracks from 50 of AIM's 800 member labels will be available on Napster, when it launches in the U.K. this summer. Rival Apple also plans to launch a U.K. version of its iTunes Store in the coming months.
tags: Downloads | AIM | Napster | U.K | Indie Labels |

European Indie Labels Vow to Fight Proposed Sony-BMG Merger

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 27, 2004 - 2:31am.
Brussels -- Impala, a trade group representing more than 2,000 independent record labels in Europe, announced this week that it would fight the proposed merger between music heavyweights Sony and BMG. Impala claims the newly merged behemoth would command more than a quarter of the Continent's music sales, as well as lead to the elimination of thousands of jobs. Impala Vice President Patrick Zelnik said that the smaller labels would be "further marginalized, and access to radio play lists, television programs and retail outlets will become impossible". The group threatened to launch legal action in both Europe and the U.S. should the European Commission approve the merger.
tags: European | Indie Labels | Sony-BMG |