| Wednesday 20 November 2002 |
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Download Through The Rain now for $.99 cents
Taking a major step forward in its effort to make more music available to more people in more ways, Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's largest music company, announced today the availability of more than 43,000 music tracks for digital downloading to consumers through a host of leading retail and music Web sites. UMG is the first major label to offer music fans such a broad catalog of music tracks for preview and purchase. The downloads will be burnable to CD and transferable to secure portable devices. The digital tracks will be available for purchase by consumers in the U.S. for 99 cents for individual tracks and $9.99 for albums.
UMG is kicking off this exciting initiative by making the new single from award-winning musical superstar Mariah Carey available online before the release of her upcoming album. The new single "Through the Rain" will be exclusively available to consumers for the first two weeks after the launch. The single is available to music fans in the U.S. for 99 cents through Web sites selling UMG digital downloads. The track is the first single to be released from Charmbracelet (MonarC / Island Records), which will be available in stores on December 3.
"This is a watershed moment. Universal is committed to making every recording it controls available for Internet distribution. We have listened to the public, and we are offering the music that people want at a reasonable price that fairly compensates the artists, songwriters and the tens of thousands of hard-working individuals who make their living in the music industry," said Larry Kenswil, President, Universal Music Group, eLabs. "There is nothing that can justify resorting to illegal services to get UMG music on the Internet."
"We're thrilled that Universal has chosen Liquid Audio to be their digital music service provider for this groundbreaking launch," said Gerry Kearby, President and CEO, Liquid Audio. "The depth and breadth of the content, the array of so many important affiliates and the consumer offering are all precedent setting. Universal is raising the bar for the delivery of secure digital music."
"UMVD is excited about spearheading this new opportunity with our retail partners," commented Jim Urie, President, Universal Music and Video Distribution. "We are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to drive business and market our music. This is truly a significant step in the digital distribution revolution, by empowering our customers to give the consumer hit music in any format, physical or digital, they desire." (MariahCarey.com)
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