Next to their deal with Universal Music, the ad-sponsored digital music download service FreeAllMusic.com now also inked a deal with EMI Music to let anyone download music from the record label’s artists. EMI Music’s catalog is being added during FAM’s current private beta period, when users will be offered up to 20 free downloads per month, five per week, starting every New Music Tuesday, based on the usage patterns of a typical “hits-oriented” digital music consumer.
FreeAllMusic.com is a new music service that provides consumers with downloadable high-quality iPod-compatible MP3’s of popular songs that are advertiser-paid, free, legal, and unrestricted (DRM-free). In exchange for watching one brief video commercial per download on the FreeAllMusic.com site, users receive a permanent, high-quality download which they can enjoy anytime, anywhere with no further advertising or restrictions. There is no software required for the service. Users’ music selections and sponsoring brands are then promoted externally through an opt-in, consumer-informed digital advertising network.
A new ad-supported music download service is about to launch: Free All Music. The service so far raised $1 million in seed capital to sustain its startup phase. Before a user downloads a song, he or she will have to listen to a 15 to 20 second ad. Next to this there will be additional advertising during the download process. At the moment there is only a sign up form located at 