DRM-free music fans, rejoice! Amazon has finally launched its music store in Britain, with 3 million protection-free tracks costing just 59p. Whole albums cost from an eye-widening £3 too!
Customers will use the ‘Amazon Downloader’ software to automatically transfer purchases into Windows Media Player or iTunes libraries, and as you’d expect, there’s a ton of music on offer.
All the big name labels are involved, including Sony BMG, Universal Music, EMI Music and Warner Music, as well as independent labels Cooking Vinyl, Harmonia Mundi, Beggars Banquet, The Orchard, Concord and Ioda.
Available in the US already, it’s a serious threat to iTunes, and falls in line with similar offerings from Play.com, 7Digital and Tesco Digital.
Tracks are encoded as MP3 files at 256 kbps to ensure high quality, and because there’s no DRM inside, they’ll work on PCs, Macs, any MP3 player and iPod, as well as all mobile phones.
Out now | From 59p | Amazon MP3
