Music Labels to offer in MP3 (non-DRM) file format

Major labels slowly realize that consumers (including me) don’t like DRM. It is still in a test phase, but hopefully this will have snowball effect.

The latest such offering comes from singer Norah Jones and rock band Relient K, both signed to labels operated by Britain’s EMI Music.

Jones’ “Thinking About You” and Relient K’s “Must Have Done Something Right” – both from their forthcoming albums – went on sale for 99 cents each as MP3 downloads Tuesday via Yahoo Inc.’s online music service.

Relient K also is selling the song on the band’s Web site with a bonus MP3 titled “Fallen Man,” while EMI has released an MP3 from British pop singer Lily Allen for sale only in Great Britain.

Read full MercuryNews article

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