Pearl Jam Hooks Up With Amazon

[Shawn]

Veteran group Pearl Jam has come up with a distribution method. Now free from the fetters of the Sony label, Pearl Jam has signed on to Amazon.com's 'Advantage for Music' program to distribute their single, Man of the Hour. According to Billboard, the move makes Pearl Jam the most mainstream act to take part in the program, which is generally used by unknown independent acts to sell music directly to fans.

Up until now, the song has been available for download exclusively from the band's site. The asking price is set at $5 for the single.

Man of the Hour, will be part of the soundtrack for 'Big Fish' when that album is released December 23rd.

The song will appear on the Big Fish's Sony soundtrack, due Tuesday (Dec. 23). The album also features songs by Bing Crosby, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Allman Bros. Band, Canned Heat, among others.

[Pebbles100]

$5 for a single? They wonder why people don't pay for music anymore.

[Shawn]

Yeah, I wondered that too. Are they sending out hard copies for that price?