eMusic hits No. 2 in digital music sales, thanks iPod

I've spent more money at emusic than I have at the iTMS and as an artist I'm going to definantley have my music put onto both locations :)

I am glad that non-drm sources of legal music are doing well.

This proves just one thing, DRM is getting in the way of the industry's ability to make money online. They are hurting themselves. People want to be able to play their music on whatever device they own, without the headaches imposed by DRM. What I wonder is, where would allofmp3.com rank if it were considered legal. Again, a non-DRM format and probably the real holder of that #2 position. Also, one also has to wonder how many potential consumers the industry is losing out on because they don't want to be locked into one DRM scheme? Time to rethink strategy. Most people will stay honest if there is a reasonable alternative, pirates will be pirates no matter what (no ninja vs. pirate jokes plz).

Another 'me too' here. I love emusic... though they stole me away from cd stores and itms and not one of the smaller services (I wonder if that's the general trend?)

I started out with a trial at emusic and then subscribed. I like their jazzselection. I also like that I have the choice as to whether to download their proprietary software and that the format allows me to move them between my Powerbook and my work PC notebook. (When I switched to Mac, I lost about 20 licensed WMA files. Thankfully most of my collection is ripped from my own CDs.) I like iTMS, but have started checking to see if the same track is available on emusic before I download.

I have been using emusic since before there was an iTunes store! I was in for a treat when I reactivated my account after a year of using iTunes and I found tht I could STILL download the music that I had purchased a year or more previously!

This is just another 'me too' post, but emusic is the best out there. I was buying music off itms exclusively until i found the 90 tracks for 20 bucks a month plan on emusic, now i get my fix only from emusic.

And there is the small fact that Emusic is a fantastic, inexpensive, easy to use service. For a flat fee that costs less that two full CDs from iTunes, I get 60 MP3s a month, downloadable at my leisure. And, should by hard drive crap out, I can re-download these tracks again and again, without it counting against my monthly downloads. And did I mention no DRM? None. Nada. Track play anywhere MP3s can roam. I love eMusic and recommend it to everyone.

-- MDT

I was an eMusic skeptic for a long time, but signed up for a free trial after finding a solid selection of ambient artists there. Now I'm hooked! The price is great, and even though their library is missing some of my favorites, I am always finding new music to listen to. If you like independent artists or ambient music, definitely give them a shot. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, I just really, really like the service.

I have personally never bought anything from eMusic; but I think their 2nd place in the market after Apple, speaks volumes to the also ran, that iPod support is crucial for your online music store. If eMusic was to offer non-DRM WMA I highly doubt they would be in the 2nd place.

I'd still be on eMusic if they changed their pricing scheme, however. I don't want to pay $X a month for Y downloads, I want to pay $X PER download. I much prefer a pay as you go scheme so I can spend money when I feel like it, not spend money when I don't, and be in control of my bank book.