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People’s Music Store adds Universal tracks to its catalogue
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 28 April 2009
People’s Music Store, which, as you probably remember, lets fans set up their own download stores and select, review and sell tracks, earning points for sales they secure, has announced a licensing deal with Universal Music which means tracks from the major’s catalogue will now be available to those who operate personal stores via the platform. Universal are the first major to join the service, which already has numerous indies on board.
Confirming the deal, People’s Music Store boss Ged Day told CMU: “We are excited to have the Universal Music catalogue on People’s Music Store because it shows that forward-thinking labels are willing to try new ways of connecting artists with fans. This addition doubles our catalogue to 600,000 tracks and means that our storekeepers have even more options to choose from when stocking their stores. We look forward to seeing well known artists like Jay-Z next to less known musicians like Doom. In this way, people can discover new music in an authentic context, recommended to them by peers whose opinion they trust”.
