Napster Launches World's Largest MP3 Store Featuring 6 Million Tracks

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The Music Industry Gets Desperate & Bets On Napster
Published 5/20/2008 by synthhead at Synthtopia
This is almost to ridiculous to be true. The major music labels are so concerned about Apple’s dominance in the world of digital music that they are betting their future on Napster. The major labels have teamed up with Napster to offer what they are calling “the world’s largest and most comprehensive MP3 store.” Yep - the labels are so intent on breaking Apple’s dominance in the world of digital music that they are giving Napster - the brand that RIAA head Hilary Rosen once called “both morally and legally wrong” - the opportunity to distribute more music as MP3 than Apple. Per Napster’s announcement: ...

Napster Launches MP3 Store (I Will Probably Never Use)
Published 5/20/2008 at Coolfer
... subscription service, has launched an MP3 download store. According to the press release, the Napster store has 50% more tracks than any other MP3 store and comes in at over six million songs. ...

Napster Makes MP3s Available Again, Only This Time You Have To Pay For Them [Product Launches]
Published 5/20/2008 by Maura Johnston at Idolator
... that sells DRM-free tracks from all of the major labels; the MP3s are wrapped inside a Web interface that gives you zero information on price until you click about three pages in (according to the press release, individual tracks are 99 cents and "most MP3 albums" are $9.95, but since when were you going to trust the major labels on pricing music fairly?). Napster COO Christopher Allen told Hypebot that ...

Napster Launches MP3 Store
Published 5/20/2008 by Rohan Kohli at AbsolutePunk.net - News
Napster has launched an MP3 download store.