Aim, an organisation representing independant record labels has called for the record industry to change the way we pay for downloaded music. It wants the actual downloads to be available for "free", but we pay a monthly subscription to download them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5174292.stm
Now, I have to admit, I think thise *could* be a good idea. Depends how much they charge. If they charge £2 or £3 a month, then I would go for it. If they charge too much more, it could be a bit of a rip off..