Starbucks Coffee, the popular coffeehouse all over the United States has decided to dump it’s music label. Paul McCartney was the first artist to be signed to the label and released a record through it. Joni Mitchell and James Taylor were also on the label’s roster. The artists signed to the label will be turned over to Concord Music Group. The reason for dumping the label is to help save money for the coffees and foods for the actual coffeehouse business. Not only that, Ken Lombard who started the label is leaving the company. Starbucks has also made a deal with Apple LLC to go digital with the music, so customers can buy music from Apple Itunes music stores without paying WiFi connection.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSWNAS968120080425

I somehow predicted this label wouldn’t last long so it didn’t surprise me. They wouldn’t dump it if it was a successful label.

Kev