Rock band Keane will be the first act to release a single on USB flash drives, their record label says.
1,500 of the gadgets will go sale with MP3 copies of the band’s latest single, Nothing In My Way, later this month.
“We’re definitely testing the waters,” said Island Records general manager Jon Turner, adding he would “love to see” more releases in the format next year.
But Keane are not pioneering the idea. Canadian band Barenaked Ladies started selling albums on USB drives last year.
Robbie Williams also released his Greatest Hits album on a memory card for mobile phones and hand-held computers in 2004.
