More DRM-Free Tracks Sneak Into the iTunes Store

We’re receiving reports — by which I mean ‘reading in our RSS feed’ — that DRM-free iTunes Plus tracks from record labels Universal, Sony BMG and Warner have silently appeared in iTunes. As you’ll doubtless recall, these three companies have been holding out on allowing Apple to sell DRM-free songs, while making them available through other retailers like Amazon, in an act better fitting a sulky teenager than a major business. Who am I trying to kid? It’s typical big record business modus operandi. We’ve yet to have this move confirmed by Apple, but this is blogging, where we don’t need no stinking confirmation.

So what are you waiting for? Oh, yeah, the fact that no-one apart from absolute music spods know which artist is on which label. Well, just go browsing for songs as usual and if you find what you’re looking for in iTunes Plus, count it as a, erm, plus. Or wait for Apple to offer you an album update.

Now, any sign of The Beatles yet? I’d like to listen to something of theirs to see what all the fuss is about.

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