Amie Street

NY-based music download service Amie Street is announcing a partnership with hip-hop artists Romeo and Akon today. The partnership will bring Romeo and Akon's new song, "Get Low Wit It (featuring Akon)" to Amie Street customers at no charge. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

This type of partnership deal is important for Amie Street. It helps Amie Street get a buzz boost which in-turn can drive users to visit other artists featured on the site. The company claims "tens of thousands" of other artists are featured on Amie Street where songs start free and can go up to a maximum of 98 cents. The 98 cent cap is to keep the price one penny below iTunes.

Check out my interview with Amie Street co-founder Joshua Boltuch and the Amie Street nextNYers video interview.

This week on nextNYers, Meghan sits down with NY-based Amie Street founders Elias Roman and Joshua Boltuch. Amie Street helps you find new music. Elias notes that the biggest competitor to Amie Street is actually the p2p music networks. In addition to the video interview below, check out my interview with Joshua from earlier this year.

Music on Amie Street starts free and goes up in price up to 99 cents as more people download the songs. They are also announcing expansions with Amie Street Japan and corporate sponsorships.

Check out the video interview inside »