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An alternative look at the hype surrounding Apple's iTunes music service and how the artist figures in the whole picture."The internet should eliminate exploitation of musicians, not perpetuate it.
Here's one way to get fans cheaper music and musicians more money:
Bands sign-up with Apple, but put mp3s on their own website. iTunes displays songs and albums just like it does now.
Songs cost 50 cents, albums cost 3 dollars, previews are free.
Songs download directly from the bands' website. Like ebay, Apple takes a 3% commission for connecting the buyer and seller. Musicians keep the rest: 3 times what they now get from iTunes or a CD. The listener pays half, the band’s take triples.

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iTunes Catalog allows you to easily play a song, view album covers, get song lyrics, buy music from the iTunes Music Store or Amazon.com, or search dozens of different music websites. You can even define your own links! Then, you can embed your choice of these links in web catalogs, so everyone can find out all about the music you're listening to.

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Download over 250 free user-contributed AppleScripts for Apple's iTunes that will make maintaining your digital music collection easier and more fun.AppleScript is a simple Macintosh-only programming language that can control and automate actions on your Mac. AppleScripts written for iTunes can manage files and track information, create playlists, interact with other applications, and perform many other tasks which otherwise would be repetitive and time-consuming.

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Music marketing tips and resources for artists and labels promoting their own music on iTunes distribution platform. From the Apple iTunes team.