"In July 1997, N2K and Liquid Audio announced a way to sell digital singles online for 99 cents. For historical context, this was a couple of years before Napster came onto the scene and over five years before Apple launched the iTunes Store."

Duran Duran and the Dawn of Digital Music Sales in 1997
In July 1997, N2K and Liquid Audio announced a way to sell digital songs online for 99 cents a pop. Soon after, Duran Duran became the first major label artist to release an online single for sale.
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