Yahoo! Offers Another MP3 Download. But Why Not Offer More?

Yahoo!Music chief David Goldberg has been very vocal that downloads should be DRM free mp3’s and he inches that agenda forward with a second major label mp3 offering.  Disney’s Hollywood Records is offering Jesse McCartney’s album in both mp3 and WMA via Yahoo! following and earlier Jessica Simpson test.

Thumbs up to Hollywood  Records (who may just be looking for any viral advantage in a crowded marketplace) and to Goldberg for stating the obvious so publicly. Thumbs down to the majors for  being so slow to understand the consumer.

But if Goldberg and Yahoo! are serious about the format, why not offer indie labels and artist the option of mp3 downloads as well as WMA files as the UK’s 7 Digital already does for hundreds of hits acts.  Certainly the many indies that have embraced mp3 downloads via the widely successful eMusic service would jump at the chance to please their fans and get a leg up on the majors.

Are you listening David?