• June 4, 2008

EMI Music has signed on to have its digital music and music videos distributed via SpiralFrog's ad-supported download service.

EMI's roster includes artists like The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Coldplay and Lenny Kravitz, and North American SpiralFrog users will have access to their video and audio tracks.

New York-based SpiralFrog launched roughly six months ago, enabling music fans to get content like albums and album art, videos and artist bios in exchange for viewing targeted ads. Participating labels include Warner/Chappell Music (the global music division of Warner Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and MPress Records, among others.

--Tameka Kee