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RouteNote Artist Directory and Download Store is Here

RouteNote is very proud to announce the launch of our RouteNote Artist Directory / Download Store (http://routenote.com/music). The RouteNote Artist Directory / Download Store provides a full catalogue list of all the artists on the RouteNote service and even allows consumers to purchase mp3 files from their favourite bands.

Benefits for Artists:

  • Artists receive 80% of all royalties
  • Full control over pricing and what is available for sale
  • Artists can opt-in to sell their music to the public and able to opt-out at any time
  • Sales and stats are immediate and can be seen within the artists account
  • Spread the word via Facebook and Twitter links on the directory pages

Benefits for Consumers:

  • Access to a fast growing list of independent artists
  • Affordable pricing
  • Mp3 files with no DRM and can be used on any music player or device
  • Simple 3 click purchase made via Paypal
  • No registration required

Click here to search through the RouteNote Artists Directory.

Bands make sure you login to your RouteNote account and make your albums live for sales! We have many customisation and social networking links coming very soon.

Enjoy!

iTunes To Expand DRM Free & Variable Pricing Model

Apple will soon announce that it is expanding iTunes DRM free offering to include all of the major labels and will add variable pricing accordingly. Songs will be priced in three tiers: 79 69 cents for older catalog, 99 cents for midline product and slightly higher for some new hit tracks. Depending on how much of iTune’s catalog is priced at 79 cents, Jobs may have bested Amazon and WalMart.com who have used price as part of their strategy to whittle away at Apple’s dominate 70%+ download market share.

7Digital Launched Universal Music into Their Catalog

7digital (the UK based mp3 store) has started selling music from Universal Music today. This is the first time in Europe the tracks have been offered in 320k mp3′s, and seems to be selling both the new releases and its back catalog.

Hypebot mentions that it is quite strange that there was no formal press release by either party. Here at RouteNote we would be very keen to talk to a representative from 7digital about including our catalog in their system.