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RealNetworks, Rolling Stones in Web Download Deal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Out of "Brown Sugar?" No need to hire a "Beast of Burden" to get it from the store -- it can now be downloaded from the comfort of your living room.
RealNetworks Inc. on Monday said it has signed a deal to offer digital downloads of music from the legendary rock band the Rolling Stones through its Rhapsody online music service.
Real said the Stones' Virgin Records catalog, including albums like "Sticky Fingers" and "Exile on Main Street," would be available exclusively online through Rhapsody for a limited period this summer.
Subscriptions to Rhapsody, which usually sell for $9.95 a month, are now available at stores operated by Best Buy Co. Inc. nationwide, Real said. Best Buy will offer the subscriptions, including a two-week free trial, in kiosks at 560 stores nationwide.
The deal to offer individual tracks that can be downloaded or played over the Internet through Rhapsody is exclusive through the end of August, though the Stones' tracks will stay in Rhapsody's catalog even after the music is made available to other services by Virgin parent EMI Group Plc (news - web sites).
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