Digital music people 7Digital have launched a new service to help unsigned bands sell their music. The new indiestore.com service enables bands to upload, promote and sell their music - with all sales counting towards the download chart. A band can sell up to four tracks through the service free of charge.
Announcing the new service, 7Digital boss Ben Drury told CMU: "The digital download market in the UK has grown at an unprecedented pace, with over a million tracks downloaded per week. indiestore is a great way for unsigned artists to get in on the action - today's technology is democratising the music industry and you no longer need a record deal to get your song widely distributed. Bands are already embracing sites such as MySpace to market themselves, and now indiestore provides the added bonus of actually being able to make money online. We are looking forward to the first number one being sold through an indiestore!"