> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Amazon Adds MP3’s From Warner Music Group - URL: https://www.hypebot.com/amazon-adds-mp3/ - Published: 2007-12-27T09:48:48.000Z - Updated: 2007-12-27T09:48:48.000Z - Description: UPDATED: WMG has joined EMI and Universal in making its downloads available as DRM free mp3’s, and at least for now Amazon has the exclusive. Noticeably no plans to sell. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/12/amazon-adds-mp3.html] - Author: Bruce Houghton - Tags: Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06 [![Wmg](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/12/27/wmg.jpg "Wmg")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/27/wmg.jpg&ref=hypebot.com) [![Amazon](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/12/28/amazon.jpg "Amazon")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/28/amazon.jpg&ref=hypebot.com) **UPDATED:** WMG has joined EMI and Universal in making its downloads available as DRM free mp3’s, and at least for now Amazon has the exclusive. Noticeably no plans to sell WMG product without DRM on iTunes or other services was mentioned in the announcement. The company’s entire digital catalog is available starting today on [Amazon MP3](http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Download/b/ref=sa%5Fmenu%5Fdmusic2?ie=UTF8&node=163856011&pf%5Frd%5Fp=328655101&pf%5Frd%5Fs=left-nav-1&pf%5Frd%5Ft=101&pf%5Frd%5Fi=507846&pf%5Frd%5Fm=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf%5Frd%5Fr=025HRW03Z9G36X35XDXX&ref=hypebot.com), Amazon’s all mp3 digital music store. In addition, Amazon and WMG will make available exclusive digital music products like album bundles containing exclusive tracks. Amazon now offers for 2.9 million songs asDRM free MP3’s from over 33,000 record labels. - **Read our commentary: ["What WMG MP3’s On Amazon Really Means"](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/12/what-wmg-mp3s-o.html?ref=hypebot.com)** - **Read the WMG press release after the jump.** | **Amazon MP3 Adds Music Audio Downloads from Warner Music Grou*p*** | | 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| | **CustomersCan Now Choose from More Than 2.9 Million MP3 Songs on Amazon MP3,Including Music from Warner Music’s Renowned Catalog of Artists**SEATTLE & NEW YORK, Dec 27, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG) todayannounced that DRM-free music audio downloads from Warner Music Groupare now available to customers on Amazon MP3, Amazon’s a la carte MP3digital music store where every song and album is playable onvirtually any personal digital music capable device. Beginning today,songs from WMG’s digital audio catalog will be available for purchaseand download from Amazon MP3\. In addition, Amazon and WMG will makeavailable to consumers digital music products such as album bundlescontaining exclusive tracks. "Our customers are delighted with our DRM-free MP3 service. Wehave received thousands of emails from our customers since ourSeptember launch thanking us for offering the biggest selection ofhigh-quality MP3 audio downloads which play on virtually any musicdevice they own today or will own in the future," said Bill Carr,Amazon.com Vice President of Digital Music. "With the addition ofgreat Warner Music Group content, our customers will discover evenmore of the music they love on Amazon MP3." "Consumers want flexibility with respect to what they can do withmusic once they purchase it, and we want them to have thatflexibility, which is why we’re pleased to offer our artists’ music onAmazon MP3," said Michael Nash, Senior Vice President, DigitalStrategy and Business Development for Warner Music Group. "We believethat giving consumers the assurance that the music they purchase canbe played on any device they own will only encourage more sales ofmusic. Amazon shares our vision with respect to offering feature-richmusic based digital products, and we look forward to making availablean array of exciting new digital products over time that willtransform the relationship between and among consumers, labels andartists." About Amazon MP3 Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 (www.amazon.com/mp3) offersEarth’s biggest selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloadswith more than 2.9 million songs from over 33,000 record labels. Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store isavailable exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rightsmanagement (DRM) software. Amazon’s DRM-free MP3 formatenables customers to play their music on virtually anypersonal digital music capable device–including PCs,Macs(TM), iPods(TM), iPhones(TM), Zunes(TM), Zens(TM)–and toburn songs to CDs for these customers’ personal use. Most songs available on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to99 cents, with more than 1 million of the over 2.9 millionsongs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 best-selling songs are89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from$5.99 to $9.99\. The top 100 best-selling albums are $8.99 orless, unless marked otherwise.(a) Every song on Amazon MP3 is encoded at 256 kilobits persecond, which gives customers high audio quality at amanageable file size. Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customerscan purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click(R) shopping, and,with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s totheir iTunes or Windows Media Player libraries. (a)Taxes may apply in certain jurisdictions. About Warner Music Group Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to bepublicly traded in the United States in May 2005\. With its broadroster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is hometo a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry,including Asylum, Atlantic, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra,Lava, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, WarnerBros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company innational and international repertoire, operates through numerousinternational affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries.Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of theworld’s leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than onemillion copyrights worldwide. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based inSeattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offersEarth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s mostcustomer-centric company, where customers can find and discoveranything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer itscustomers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellersoffer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categoriessuch as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food,sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs,electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, includingwww.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp,www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites atwww.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar termsinclude Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the contextindicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within themeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21Eof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934\. Actual results may differsignificantly from management’s expectations. These forward-lookingstatements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others,risks related to competition, management of growth, new products,services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operatingresults, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings andclaims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercialagreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchangerates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness,inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud.More information about factors that potentially could affectAmazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filingswith the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its AnnualReport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and allsubsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. and Warner Music Group |