rVibe Blog

We’re thrilled to announce that rVibe and CDBaby have finalized a contract for us to offer their entire catalog in 320Kbps MP3 format!  This is exciting for us since CDBaby is a great partner and offers musicians a great way to distribute their music.  Below is the press release - thanks Gray and everyone over at CDBaby!

BETHLEHEM, PA — rVibe, a community based online music download service, today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with CD Baby to deliver their digital music catalog in 320kpbs, DRM-free MP3 format.

“With rVibe’s secure, reward based peer-to-peer model and their great focus on indie music and innovation, we’re excited to offer the CD Baby catalog in high-quality MP3 format.” said Gray Gannaway, SVP for Digital Distribution at CD Baby. “We believe there is a fantastic opportunity with rVibe as they continue to add value to consumers, artist and labels. Their unique rewards system for customers, coupled their social networking presence over p2p is a great combination for fans of independent music.”

CD Baby, in business since 1998, represents over 240,000 independent artists and is one of the leading distributors in digital music.

According to Braydon Johnson-McCormick, founder and Managing Director of rVibe, “Our strong partnership with CD Baby is a hallmark of what rVibe works to do: innovate and provide value to everyone involved - from our members and artists, to our partners and investors. We’re thrilled CD Baby has taken this exciting step with us to drive further value to the music industry.”

rVibe members can purchase and download near CD quality tracks, make money back for recommendations, stream music to their websites and give their rewards to charity. rVibe’s unique model offers world class experience for everyone.

About rVibe:
rVibe is a community based music download and streaming service where members make recommendations and get rewards when other members download music from them. It offers users the best in music discovery, community and downloads for consumers as well provides the means for artists to register music and get paid, and for advertisers to effectively deliver highly targeted ad placements. For more information, please visit http://www.rvibe.com.

About CD Baby:
CD Baby provides online sales and distribution for independent artists and labels. Established in 1998, CD Baby is the largest seller of independent music on the Web and provides physical, digital, and mobile distribution. CD Baby has sold over four million CDs to customers worldwide and has paid over $85 million directly to the musicians. For more information visit www.cdbaby.com and www.cdbaby.net.

When you logon to rVibe, you can browse through all the CDBaby music by clicking ALL and checking out the tag cloud!

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