UK digital music retailer 7Digital has this morning announced that it is the first music store in Europe to offer a complete catalogue of MP3 files from all four major labels.The news comes after the company has secured a DRM free retail deal with Sony BMG and as a resultall Sony BMG tracks previously bought by customers in the Windows Media format can be converted (or ‘upgraded’ according to 7Digital) to MP3 format for free.7Digital is on a roll. In part the company is benefitting from the combined desire of the majors to unseat Apple’s stranglehold on the market; but above all the company has made impressive headway in an incredibly difficult market. It was the first to secure DRM free catalogue in MP3 format from EMI (Apple opted for their own far less compatible AAC format) and 7Digital was the first to secure Warner Music catalogue in MP3. Now with Sony BMG on board the company can legitimately claim to have the largest catalogue of MP3 music (4 million tracks) in the UK. What’s more the company has also announced they will be selling some albums for just GBP
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