Sony today confirmed that it will launch its European digital music download service, Sony Connect, in June. Connect will be made available to music buyers in the UK, France and Germany, who will have the pick of over 300,000 songs. The catalogue includes bands signed to independent labels as well as Sony's own roster of artists. Sony already has physical distribution deals with a number of small labels, so it's likely these arrangements will be matched in the digital domain by Connect.
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