'Free' music website goes live

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Music by the likes of Leona Lewis and Mark Ronson is available now

Apr 28, 2008
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Songs by artists on the Sony/BMG label, including those by the likes of Mark Ronson and Leona Lewis, are available on a free music website.

Users on the We7 website can listen to music free while they are online, with ten-second advertisements played between songs. They must still pay to download songs.

Steve Purdham of We7 told BBC Newsbeat: "You can pay for a track with money, but most people don't like to do it these days. So the deal we are giving is free music in return for some of your time."

The website currently has a catalogue of around 250,000 songs. As well as the new additions from Sony/BMG, songs by artists including Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson are available.

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jeffn

Apr 28, 2008

I guess this is good - but I'd rather download free music from new artists from CherryEcho.com , OR use pandora.com, which tailors your listening to your music taste.

jimpress

Apr 28, 2008

...or you could just turn on the radio...or tune to one of a million internet radio stations. Music with adverts is hardly a radical new diversion is it?

ItGirlRagDoll

Apr 28, 2008

It sounds cool. You can pick all the songs that YOU want and listen to them for free with adverts or buy songs, either way the artist gets paid.

Steve.We7

Apr 30, 2008

Thanks for the comments, glad to see people taking an interest in the site. I know weâ€™re one of many choices for music fans, but weâ€™ve been really excited to get Sony BMG and a range of Independents on-board and we have more to do.ItGirlRagDoll is spot on itâ€™s all about music fans choices, and artists getting paid, and we go beyond radio as you choose the playlist Steve Purdham: CEO â€“ We7 www.we7.com