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Mbop are delighted to announce that the super deluxe 25th Anniversary special edition of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ is available to buy from their download platform. This special edition features all the original tracks that turned Michael into a global megastar, a fantastic previously unreleased bonus track and remixes from some of today’s biggest international acts including will.i,am, Akon and Kanye West.

For the past 18 months, MBop has been the sleeping giant of the legal download fraternity. With an amassed catalogue of over 1.5 million tracks across all music genres, MBop has sold over 2 million downloads from its ever growing army of users. With virtually no publicity, MBop is fast becoming the savvy downloaders’ online mp3 shop of choice. The Thriller release also marks MBop’s license partnership with Sony BMG with includes a focus on their back catalogue. Sony BMG state;

“Working with MBop Megastore aligns our focus on catalogue artists and brings superstar Sony BMG artists such as Michael Jackson, Elvis and Bob Dylan to the forefront of the digital store”. -Alex Vlassopulos, Digital Business Development.

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“ We see MBop as the future of digital music distribution and promotion, that is why we’re using them to distribute our entire catalogue Making back calalogue and new releases available to the masses” –Chris Baldock, Tilly Rutherford Prestige Elite Records

For the past 18 months, MBop has been the sleeping giant of the legal download fraternity. With an amassed catalogue of over 1.5 million tracks across all music genres, MegaBop’s Digital Megastore and MBop has sold over 2 million downloads from its ever growing army of users. With virtually no publicity, MBop is fast becoming the savvy downloaders’ online mp3 shop of choice.

Tracks downloaded from MBop are all chart-eligible and, unlike iTunes, not tied to any one portable mp3 player. This means that all downloaded tracks can be played on virtually all machines or players -including iPods! MBop is the individual’s download platform.
MBop is unique in that it is a non-subscription service, meaning users only share the information they want to, and aren’t bombarded with unwanted emails. It’s user-friendly, non-evasive new online music store caters for all consumer music download needs, and their repertoire spans classic back catalogue from the likes of Bob Dylan and Ray Charles, through to Major label content and many thousands of independent labels such as Beggars Banquet, and even the latest cutting edge unsigned bands.

MegaBop aims to be a realistic competitor to iTunes for all MP3 downloads, due to its recommendation system and ad-free download platform. Mbop realise that with so many thousands of new bands popping up every day, and with established artists continuing to release new albums, it’s incredibly hard to navigate how and where to find the music you like!

Just like a physical record store, MBop enables customers to shop around and share opinions on music, encouraging a community of music buyers to discover, recommend and buy music together. Their friendly team of staff also offers advice and recommendations, and boast editorial content written by respected resident and guest music industry figures.
Mbop offers an array of services to the digital music industry. As well as providing a clear and easy download shop for consumers, they also help labels and artists to promote and license their music on a worldwide scale, including press, radio, publishing and physical distribution. They have recently signed significant deals with key record labels and a host of exciting partnerships.

With their digital horizon currently beaming brightly, you will be hearing a lot more of MBop –the new consumer-led rival to iTunes.

For more information please contact Ben Allen or Jem Bahaijoub on ben@zestpr.com / jem@zestpr.com
Tel. 020 7734 0206

http://www.mbopmegastore.com/

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