Billboard is reporting that Amazon MP3's deals with record labels to offer certain albums a day early and a few bucks cheaper have caused iTunes to raise a few eyebrows... and flex some not-so-subtle music muscle.
In exchange for a Daily Deal promotion on a new album, Amazon has been asking labels to provide it with a one-day exclusive before street date and such digital marketing support as a banner ad on an artist's MySpace page and messages on label and artist Web sites and social network feeds.
