Apple Store“Internet giant AOL has revamped its Web-based music download service, adding music videos, streaming radio and user community features,” Alex Veiga reports for The Associated Press.

Veiga reports, “The new version of AOL Music Now is scheduled to debut Tuesday, offering some 2.5 million audio tracks and thousands of music videos, the company said. Audio tracks can be bought individually for 99 cents, while music videos cost $1.99 each. The service offers unlimited downloads at a monthly rate of $9.95, or $14.95 for the ability to transfer songs to compatible portable music players.”

“Among the new features are more than 200 AOL radio stations and XM Satellite Radio channels along with tools for users to browse the playlists of other subscribers,” Veiga reports. “Amit Shafrir [president of AOL Music Now] declined to say how many subscribers the service has.”

“The redesign of AOL Music Now comes as the field of licensed online music services has been growing,” Veiga reports. “Earlier this summer, MTV Networks Inc. launched its own music subscription service. Other online music services such as Yahoo’s Music Unlimited, Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes Music Store, RealNetworks’Rhapsody and Napster Inc. have also been vying for a bigger piece of the market.”

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AOL Music Now requires Microsoft Windows XP, Internet Explorer 6.0 or above, and Windows Media Player version 10 (CrackedForSure); otherwise known as “The Unholy Trinity of Death.” It is also iPod-incompatible which, as we all know, is “The Kiss of Death.” Accordingly, they should’ve renamed it “DOA Music Now.”

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