Hey there music fans. I started this group to help raise awareness of the Magnatune Label and its web site. If music is your life, then Mangatune is here to help show you a new path. Here is what John Buckman, the CEO of Magnatune, has to say about his creation.

"We're a record label. But we're not evil.
We call it "try before you buy." It's the shareware model applied to music. Listen to 373 complete MP3 albums we've picked (not 30 second snippets).

We let the music sell itself, because we think that's the best way to get you excited by it.

Our selection is intentionally small: we never waste your time with mediocre music.

If you like what you hear, download an album for as little as $5 (you pick the price), or buy a real CD, or license our music for commercial use.

Artists keep half of every purchase. And unlike most record labels, our artists keep all the rights to their music.

No major label connections and no venture capital.

We are not evil."