Sony BMG to sell DRM-free music at retail stores, dubbed Platinum MusicPass
- January 7th, 2008
- 5 Comments
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Sony, riding on a high after Warner’s decision to exclusively back Blu-ray, has used CES to announce Platinum MusicPass download cards. The cards, which will be available here in the U.S. on January 15, will let music fans download “high-quality” MP3s; they do look to be free of DRM, as we found out last week, since they’re playable on iPods or another digital audio player. Most cards will retail for $12.99, which includes the album download as well as additional bonus material. Album art, photos and the like, I’d suspect.
The cards will be available in Best Buy, Target and Fred’s, a store I’ve never heard of.
The full artist/album list is as follows:
Alejandro Fernandez, Viento A Favor
Alicia Keys, As I Am
Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing
Backstreet Boys, UnBreakable
Barry Manilow, The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Boys Like Girls, Boys Like Girls
Brad Paisley, 5th Gear
Britney Spears, Blackout
Brooks & Dunn, Cowboy Town
Bruce Springsteen, Magic
Calle 13, Residente o Visitante
Camila, Todo Cambio
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride
Casting Crowns, The Altar and The Door
Celine Dion, Taking Chances
Chris Brown, Exclusive
Daughtry, Daughtry
Elvis Presley, Elvis 30 #1 Hits
Jennifer Lopez, Brave
John Mayer, Continuum
Kenny Chesney, Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
Martina McBride, Waking Up Laughing
P!nk, I’m Not Dead
Santana, Ultimate Santana
Sara Bareilles, Little Voice
Sean Kingston, Sean Kingston
The Fray, How To Save A Life
Three Days Grace, One-X
Tony Bennett, Duets
Tereasa (Who am I?)
7 months ago
If I gotta go to the store, then come home and download the songs - well, hell, might as well just buy the cd!
Anton (Who am I?)
7 months ago
I can already go to a retail store and buy drm-free albums with album art, liner notes, and even a physical back-up. And usually for less than 13 bucks.
At least this way I can round out my Manilow collection…
Travis (Who am I?)
7 months ago
These are just dumb - how hard is it to buy a real CD and rip it into MP3’s? (although that may be stealing according to the RIAA) That list of music offends me - Britany and Avril - like OMFG!!!!!
These will fail - people are smart enough to know a gimmick when they see one and somehow I don’t think many tech friendly folks will trust Sony after the rootkit diaster - who knows what comes attached to these MP3s.
Buy real CD’s for god’s sake!
Paul G (Who am I?)
7 months ago
This latest Spears masterpiece is aptly titled for her current current path.
Note: More douchery from the music business. I’m not going to go to the store to buy the album then download it.
Marc M. (Who am I?)
7 months ago
thank god for torrents …