2010-02-24 13:27:03 -

British rockers MUSE are fuming after bosses at their record company deci= ded to withdraw free songs from the internet, branding the move "disappoi= nting".
Executives at Warner Music announced earlier this month (Feb10) they we= re withdrawing permission for their

artists' songs to be used by sites in= cluding Spotify, We7 and Last.fm - which offer free access to millions of= tracks.
Instead chiefs at Warner are throwing their support behind paid downloa= d sites such as iTunes, and streaming services which charge for content.
Muse are one of the most popular acts on the label - and bassist Chris = Wolstenholme thinks Warner chiefs are "clutching at straws" with the move= ..
He tells BBC's Newsbeat, "It's like taking your song off the radio, isn= 't it? You're instantly taking your song away from a group of potential l= isteners.
"The corporations are setting the rules on these things because they're= clutching at straws. They've lost so much money on record sales because = of the internet.
"I do sometimes feel that this whole restriction that's been set on how= your music can get out there these days - that doesn't ever really come = from the bands. It's coming from the corporations behind everything. As f= ar as bands are concerned you just want people to hear your music whichev= er way they can."