Music.com Launches Music Download and Ringtone Service

Artists Set Prices and Get More Money for Music Downloads and Ringtone

Sales

    AUSTIN, Texas, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Music.com today launched their
 Artist-controlled Music Download and Ringtone service, moving from music
 index to integrated, feature rich artist and fan community and music store.
 Music.com's free comprehensive artist management tools, community and music
 store provide a platform where artists and bands have more control over
 their career, music, and profits by setting their own pricing for their own
 music and selling their music as downloads, mobile downloads and
 customizable ringtones directly to their fans, from anywhere whether on
 Music.com, the band website, or any social network where users can paste
 widgets. Music.com offers the best payout, over 80% on $0.99 music
 downloads and the most favorable rates on mobile downloads and customizable
 ringtones, without charging set up or monthly fees.
     Music.com exists to encourage a community where artists and fans find
 one another through music and music through each other. Bands and music
 enthusiasts build profiles with Music.com's in depth feature set, including
 photo albums, blogs and messaging. Music.com enables interaction between
 artists and music fans that share common interests, the discovery of new
 music, and e-commerce, where downloads and ringtones can be purchased
 directly from the artist from any of the artists' online sites. Music.com
 lets the artists select whether to offer free downloads, or set their own
 prices to sell their music downloads and/ or mobile downloads and
 ringtones.
     How Downloads Work
     Music.com DOES NOT charge set up fees or monthly fees for being part of
 the Music.com community or for the music store service. Artists and bands
 make their music available for download simply by uploading their music to
 the site. Artists set the pricing for their music and retain up to 81% of
 the purchase price of a music download. Downloads sold for $.99 USD or less
 are charged a flat rate of $.18 per transaction. Downloads selling for
 $1.00 USD and above are charged a 20% rate per transaction. For example, if
 an artist prices a download at $.99 USD, the artist makes $.81 USD or if
 the artist prices the download at $1.50 USD, the artist makes $1.20 USD.
     Music.com's pay structure sees artists retaining 35% more of the
 purchase price of a download than is otherwise currently available. While
 some sites offer better payout rates to artists than others, they all tend
 to charge set up or monthly fees, which can impact the artists' net income
 significantly. Music.com's fee structure garners a higher yield for the
 artist per download and Music.com does not charge set up or monthly fees.
 Therefore, THE ARTISTS MAKE THE MOST MONEY FOR THEIR MUSIC.
     How Mobile Downloads and Ringtones Work
     The artists control variable pricing for mobile delivery of downloads
 and ringtones. Artists retain 80% of the net mobile transaction. Mobile
 downloads and customizable ringtones are delivered directly to the
 purchaser's SMS enabled mobile phones from any of the four major carriers:
 Cingular, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile. Customizable ringtones allow the
 consumer to select the length of the ringtone and their favorite part of
 the song, presenting a unique identity to each purchase.
     Artist Payouts on Downloads and Ringtones
     Monthly sales per artist account totaling net $25 USD or more are paid
 out in monthly installments. Sales garnering less than net $25 USD are paid
 out quarterly.
     About Music.com
     Music.com is here because music is central and essential to our lives.
 Music.com helps music enthusiasts and artists make the most of our online
 community by adding functionality that empowers people with more ways to
 connect, discover and manage their music career. The Music.com community is
 passionate and opinionated about music, all music. Ultimately, Music.com is
 a reflection of the individual users and the collective passion and
 knowledge of our community. Music.com uses your ratings and lists to
 determine who and what you might like. Your activity within music.com
 directly serves to shape your experience with the community. Music.com
 partners with the top music services to create the most integrated and
 dynamic yet comprehensive music resource available online.
 
 

SOURCE Music.com