The US based social networking come download website AmieStreet has entered into a licensing deal with independent digital rights aggregator The Orchard. The site is interesting in that the cost of downloads increases as more people download them - encouraging people to discover new music first. Of course that interesting pricing quirk is both the site's strength and weakness, it gives it a USP but means no record labels have so far signed up, making it a home for primarily unsigned talent. I'm not entirely sure how much of the indie label signed music represented by The Orchard will appear on the site, or whether they will be initially available for free, as new tracks are on AmieStreet at the moment. We'll let you know if we find out.
Jun 26, 2008
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AmieStreet enters into Orchard partnership
US download site AmieStreet has licensed its catalogue through independent digital rights aggregator The Orchard, though no major labels have signed up to the site, which is largely unsigned talent.