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REM to Release New Album a Week Early On iLike

by Thomas Houston on March 12, 2008 at 05:17 PM

Free R.E.M. Music On iLike

Yesterday, R.E.M. announced plans to release the new "Accelerate" album -- the band's 14th studio release -- on the online music sharing service iLike. On March 24th, all 11 tracks -- along with a video introduction and discussion -- will be made available in their entirety on iLike in streaming form. The iLike music and social networking site -- 23 million users strong -- allows users to share and listen to music and also interact directly with artists.

Lead-singer Michael Stipe said, "I think you can either go with it or sit back and watch it happen, and I would rather be out on the field than in the bleachers." It's great to see legendary bands like R.E.M. and Radiohead trying out new ways of interacting with fans, not to mention offer up their musicc for free.

Let the cavalcade of free music over new forms of digital distribution continue!

From Digital Media Wire and Yahoo

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