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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

  We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
our report dated July 26, 1999 relating to the financial statements of
EMusic.com Inc. (formerly Goodnoise Corporation), our report dated March 31,
1999 relating to the financial statements of Creative Fulfilment Inc., and our
report dated July 21, 1999 relating to the financial statements of Internet
Underground Music Archive Inc. ("IUMA") which appear in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


San Jose, California

December 21, 1999
