3.03.2005
I am quite fond of emusic. It's a subscription service with generous download and re-use permissions and the money goes to the artists. The catalog is richer in some areas than others, and there is lots of stuff there I can't find on the Apple music store (if you listen to groovesalad you know what I mean...)
http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html
eMusic is the only digital music service entirely focused on serving the needs of independent music fans and independent labels. Delivering more than one million downloads each month, eMusic is among the top digital music services, offering a diverse catalog of 500,000 tracks from established and emerging artists in every genre from the world's top independent labels. Founded in 1998, eMusic was the first service to sell songs and albums in the popular MP3 format and the first company to launch a digital music subscription service. eMusic respects consumers needs for flexibility; members have complete flexibility to burn CDs, transfer to MP3 devices and make multiple copies of downloaded music for personal use. eMusic also offers access to exclusive recordings from eMusicLive's network of premier music venues across the country. eMusic subscription plans start at $9.99 per month for 40 downloads. A free trial is available to all new users. Based in New York and San Diego, eMusic is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital management, Inc.
http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html
eMusic is the only digital music service entirely focused on serving the needs of independent music fans and independent labels. Delivering more than one million downloads each month, eMusic is among the top digital music services, offering a diverse catalog of 500,000 tracks from established and emerging artists in every genre from the world's top independent labels. Founded in 1998, eMusic was the first service to sell songs and albums in the popular MP3 format and the first company to launch a digital music subscription service. eMusic respects consumers needs for flexibility; members have complete flexibility to burn CDs, transfer to MP3 devices and make multiple copies of downloaded music for personal use. eMusic also offers access to exclusive recordings from eMusicLive's network of premier music venues across the country. eMusic subscription plans start at $9.99 per month for 40 downloads. A free trial is available to all new users. Based in New York and San Diego, eMusic is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital management, Inc.
