Music

Dell and Napster just announced that starting later this month select Inspiron and Studio PCs will include a free year (a $60 value) of Napster, along with 60 MP3s of your choice. The MP3's can be downloaded onto any compatible device, including Zunes, iPods and music-enabled mobile phones. Napster automatically adds music to your iTunes or Windows Media Player as well.

Select Dell Studio and Inspiron PC models shipping directly from Dell in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, as well as Dell PCs purchased at Best Buy in the U.S., will be sold with a Napster icon on the desktop and "Dell Dock" that enables instant redemption of a one-year Napster subscription. After the free year, you can get MP3 downloads and unlimited on-demand music from Napster for as low as $5 per month.

The rock band, Queen just announced that they are releasing their new album, Absolute Greatest – a compilation of the band's most popular songs – on November 16 in Europe and November 17 in the U.S. Want it before anyone else? You can get it (at a cost) by purchasing the new Logitech Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi music player. Queen has teamed up with Logitech to offer Absolute Greatest on the player. As of today, Logitech Squeezebox owners can listen to the new Queen album before it hits the stores in November, along with viewing Queen photos and hearing track-by-track audio commentaries recorded by the band. All you need to do is select the Queen application found under the Squeezebox Radio's new Apps menu.

Launched earlier this month, the Logitech Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi music player lets you listen to Internet radio from around the world, from online subscription services such as Last.fm, Napster and Pandora, as well as your personal music collection. The Squeezebox Radio also features a color screen and access to Facebook and Flickr. The Logitech Squeezebox Radio is available now for $199.99.

Press release:

Queen Makes Music History with Launch of Absolute Greatest Album

Logitech and Queen To Distribute New Album and Exclusive Content on New Logitech Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi Music Player Read more

That's right! On June 9th, you can rock out with 12 Iron Maiden songs that will feature a mixture of master tracks, as well as recent live recordings from their tour documentary, Flight 666.

The 12 songs are:

• "Aces High (Live)"
• "2 Minutes to Midnight"
• "The Trooper"
• "Wasted Years"
• "The Number of the Beast"
• "Run to the Hills"
• "Can I Play With Madness"
• "The Clairvoyant"
• "Powerslave"
• "Fear of the Dark (Live)"
• "Hallowed By Thy Name (Live)"
• "Iron Maiden (Live)"

Technically, there is no word on a price, but I'm pretty sure each individual song will cost you $1.99/200 Wii Points/160 MS Points; however, I have no idea on a bundle price.

UPDATE: Official pricing information in press release.

We music aficionados can once again rejoice! Napster users can now spend $5 a month and receive the following benefits:

• Get five MP3s each month to download from Napster's expansive catalog (which has over 7 million songs).
• Purchase additional MP3s at any time from 69 cents to $1.29.
• Listen to any track as long as you want.
• Choose from over 60 commercial-free radio stations and more than 1,400 "expertly" programmed playlists.
• Use personalized recommendation tools to find more artists.
• Enjoy the top hits from over 50 years of Billboard charts.
• Play MP3s on any MP3 player, including iPods and iPhones

Long gone are those short 30 second audio clips. We can listen to the entire song now.

For more information visit www.napster.com