Universal in download pact

Universal Music announced yesterday it's entered an agreement with FreeAllMusic.com to provide consumers free, ad-supported music downloads from its catalogs.

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Universal Music Group Distribution partners with TuneCore for release of artists' music. The release is out today. Also released this week, SONY Music Entertainment and EpicTilt's TapStar, a rythmn music game for iPhone users. See also our recent story on Bandbox and PassAlong Networks, and our earlier blurb on local iPhone app efforts. Love Don Tate's art at left (Austin American-Statesman).