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Musicmatch, Inc., the leader in personalized music software and services, today announced its new Musicmatch(R) Downloads service, the first service on the PC that allows consumers to purchase and download music from a broad catalog of music from all five major labels and more than 30 independents – with no complex, restrictive usage rules. The new service offers effortless access to high-quality, personalized music and the ability to purchase while listening to CDs, MP3s and Musicmatch Radio. Musicmatch downloads can be purchased now at www.musicmatch.com. Until today, legitimate PC download services forced people to pay a subscription fee, or required… Read more »

garageband, the innovative record company that brings music lovers and musicians together on the Internet, today announced “The New Deal,” a marketing and distribution program for aspiring yet unsigned musicians. The New Deal extends the company’s proprietary, patent-pending technology for singling out bands based on the opinions of hundreds of thousands of on-line reviewers to now also gauge real-world commercial appeal. As Napster has proven, the $40 billion record industry is at a crossroads as both artists and the labels wrestle with how to harness the power (and excitement) of the Internet. garageband’s New Deal program sets out to do… Read more »