Peter Gabriel Launches We7

Musical pioneer Peter Gabriel has now ventured into the world of free music sites.

Yesterday the former Genesis frontman launched the full version of We7, which after an initial visit to the site reminds of a nice hybrid of imeem and iTunes.

So here’s the skinny on We7. The site is ad founded, where people can listen to whatever they want for free. They can even create playlists after making an account, which is the imeem similarity. Now, here’s what’s really cool about We7. Fans can then purchase the track directly off the site if, they want to, and the musicians and rights owners of the tracks will get the money. Ah cutting out the middle man.

Not only are major label acts are on We7, but lots of indie and unsigned acts are featured there as well. So, this could be another platform for an unknown band to get their music out there, since they’re able to upload some tunes onto We7.

OK, here’s the downfall with We7. The site has teamed up with only a handful of labels, which means that the selection musicians are a bit limited. But there is enough selection to keep folks amused.

Overall, I would say that We7 is a great resource to discover some new acts. Kudos Peter Gabriel for keeping up with the times.

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