As those of you who buy our music from eMusic will know by now, our music will very shortly no longer be available from that site. We wish this hadn’t happened, but as eMusic has brought major labels on board, they have changed the terms on which they deal with labels in certain ways, some of which we have found impossible to accept, in our own interests, those of our artists, and ultimately those of their fans. We have loved eMusic, and the support it has given to our music, but it was the dedicated home for independent music and is, in our view, not that any more. You will continue to find our music on many other great sites and stores, we encourage you to visit them, or ask us where.

- News | Beggars Group USA

That’s really sad.

(FYI, Beggars Group = Matador, 4AD, Rough Trade & XL)

Along with Domino and Merge leaving, I can’t see myself sticking with eMusic any longer. Is it really worth having the Universal Music Group if you dump a bunch of great artists?

(via catbird)

Source: beggarsgroupusa.com