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Paid services beef up music menu

Listen.com's and RioPort's services remain independent but manage to draw major labels into deals.

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Music subscription services from Listen.com and RioPort remain independent but manage to draw major labels into deals. But the record companies are still pushing their own subscription plans, with Pressplay adding new software and bands to its service.

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